Stones

That's what I'm still working on. Here is a progress pic, as well as a closeup of the bottom right corner, which is the only part that is pretty much finished at this point. All the big shapes are blocked in, now it's just a matter of adding layers and layers of glazes to make everything look three dimensional, and then tweaking the values and colours so it all fits together. This is the fun part, as the painting begins to emerge - but it's also fiddly and slow, as I have to wait for one layer to try before adding another. Of course, acrylics dry fast, but there's still a certain amount of sitting and waiting time involved.



In the meantime, I'm playing with some more ACEO's. Perhaps because there is so much grey in "Stones", I'm feeling the urge to splash on some colour - here is one of this week's examples:




The ground in our forest is still covered in a solid layer of snow and ice, but the sun has some real warmth to it now, so spring has got to be just around the corner! At least, I certainly hope so - winter has its own beauty, but for me, it's always about 2 months longer than I think it really needs to be.

Until next time,

Simone