Hello again painting fans.
This week I will be continuing with the painting of the eastern shore Virginia farmhouse. The photo that I’m using is seen directly below. I’ll be using my usual acrylic paints on a 5×7 inch canvas.
When last seen the painting appeared as it does in the photo seen directly below.
Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.
I’ve now started to paint the farmhouse. Up on top the roof has been painted, with shadowed portion and chimney shadows as well. Gray paint has been added to the porch roof as well. The siding and windows have received their initial layers of paint. Finally, the house shadow has been added at the base.
The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.
I’ll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.
Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.
Open it is.
One of my go-to fast food joints whenever I get far enough out west.
More of a curiosity thing: do you ever do paintings of abandoned structures? As someone who spent a lot of time over the last nearly two decades driving through what have turned into ghost towns, I end up photographing quite a few abandoned homes and businesses in the course of my travels. I know that seems morbid, but rural America in the plains and my little corner of the South has really taken a hit. When I drive through some of these places, I can feel the hopes and dreams of those who tried to occupy those structures. There is something quite saddening about the loss of those dreams. Something that has haunted me a good deal as of late.