This painting was done from a detailed plein air sketch and painting at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol, Maine. After getting all essential information down in my sketchbook I did this painting on a piece of Clayboard back at "Bold Colorful Life" which was the gigantic farmhouse where I was staying with my fellow painters, the Sons of Turner.
Another thing that I forgot to mention is the usefulness of dropping a centreline down the lighthouse so that all the parts sit concentrically above one another. Love what your paint does on the clay.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mat!
ReplyDeleteI did notice that the little top part of the house is a bit off centered to the right a bit. I think I was making a corrective edge and accidentally made it off center. So much for total control... lol
The painting is now sealed and ready for framing.Thanks for the ellipse lesson - worked wonders for me... I'll also remember the eye level bit. That was really revelatory... FUNDAMENTALS FAIL...