How about a Dels

Dels is a popular lemonade stand in RI.  All over the state during the summer months you will find stands with this logo.  Everyone in RI drinks Dels in the summer!  The girl in this one is my niece Casey:)

Providence Reflections

This painting is resolved and I did not record the process although the picture was one that I took at the end of the summer last year.  So I painted the cityscape looking at the photo on my computer.  I will be in Providence for Festival Fete so I need to create some paintings of Rhode Island with local subject matter. 

Narragansett Beach 1

This is the third step of the painting, adding the details.  I always start with the darkest darks, then I go wherever the lush paint takes me.  It is very easy to paint for hours without thinking " I need to stop" step back and review and look for what part needs improvement.  The REFLECTION piece is very important so that you can learn from your mistakes. 

Narragansett Beach 1

 

So I started sketching from some pictures that I took this summer at the beach.  The first step was the pencil drawing, the second part was the light orange acrylic paint on the surface of the masonite, I like to prime the board with acrylic paint and when that dries you can start your  oil paint sketch.  The beach was so busy that the pictures have a busy composition with a lot of interesting people and the swarm of beach chairs adds interesting lines comming on and off the edge of the composition.     

Narragansett Beach 1