7.17.2009
Next I am going to paint a seahorse! Stay tuned.
Today I started my seahorse painting. I am going to try to get it finished in a week. We'll see what happens! :)
Today I added some orange and red tones. I wanted to work more but the heat was a bit much. It was over 100 degrees in my garage/studio.
Today I added some more contrast to the red plant (with reds, oranges, and purples) and then began to paint in the shape of the seahorse. It was really hot again so I had to continue later in the evening...
Once it cooled down to 100 degrees in my studio at 7:30p.m. I started working on the shading for my seahorse's body. I added lots of different yellows and browns. (I also made his snout a bit longer.)
I worked on the body of the seahorse more today and I started adding the green plants.
Today, as a ginormous storm raged on outside, I worked more on the green plants and then I put a lighter blue on top of the darker blue background. You can still see some of the darker blue in places which, I think, works well because it adds more depth to the water.
Oops! No photo.
Today I got rid of one of the red pieces of coral.
Today I worked on a few finishing touches: a bit more contrast in the eye and signed the painting. Boom! I'm done!
