For what it’s worth, I’m done with this painting from Acrylic University‘s 2024 Summer Challenge based off a photo by Doug Greenman of a Puerto Rico beach.
I’m not super excited about it. I don’t like the orange — but come to think of it, I really didn’t like the magenta tone on the board to start with. (Maybe I should’ve started by painting over that!)
One thing I AM happy with is the father and child figures, and their reflection.
I am working on a painting from Acrylic University‘s 2024 Summer Challenge which Jed Dorsey painted using a photo by Doug Greenman of a Puerto Rico beach.
The first thing I did was crop the reference photo fully square and reduce the contrast significantly, as well as brighten so that the sky and sea look mostly orange.
I am using an 8×8 wooden panel which I had toned in a magenta color months ago, The cliff, the distant shore, and the reflections of the figures are all painted in shades of Raw Umber & Titanium White. Then I added Ultramarine Blue to that mixture to paint the sand, the bank of low dark clouds above the horizon, and the wisps of clouds above. The bright spot is a yellow and white mix; the orange is Naphthol Crimson, Cad-Free Yellow Light (Liquitex) and white.
As with my sunflower painting posted the other days, this is on a 6×6 “Claybord” panel with the undertone painting done in metallic paint — this time silver. I still don’t care for the slippery metallic paint and/or the Claybord.
The beach birds are based on one of the 7 challenges demonstrated at the 2024 Summer “Challenge” at Acrylic University. For drawing out the scene the birds and key lines of the waves), I used a Posca paint pen (uni® POSCA® PC-5M, Earthtone Water-Based Paint Markers (8 Pack)) in a navy blue color that I bought at Michael’s.
Painting the scene, I used just 4 colors: Ultramarine Blue, Anthraquinone Blue, Payne’s Gray and White.
I felt that the proportions were off on my first attempt at the week 9 painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University. And the blended colors looked too green. So, this is my second shot at the painting, and frankly, I am happier with this version.
This is the week 9 painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University. It’s based on a photo he took at Cannon Beach in Oregon. I really liked painting this one, but I want to try it again, because I want more beach in the scene, and for the rocks to be a bit smaller. 6×6 canvas panel.
This is my attempt at a paint-along called “Path to Lido” on the PaintCoach Patreon site. I was drawn to it about a year ago, and have wanted to paint it for some time, but as I painted, I got increasingly bored. My heart was not in it. So, one and done. This was on a 6×6 canvas panel.
Well, I couldn’t stand that last painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University, so I redid it using a 6×6 white canvas panel, and sketching out the rocks with willow charcoal. Oh, and then I used (for the first time) acrylic gouache (an intro kit from Holbein). I love the matte effect.
The new painting is far from perfect, but on the whole, I consider it an improvement to the original (comparison below).
And here’s the comparison:
This is the week 6 painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University. It’s based on a photo Dorsey took of a rocky beach at sunset. I used one of my last few 8×8 black canvases because Dorsey paints his version on a black background. (I think I’ve said this before, but I really struggle with a black background; it throws the colors/values off, and you need several coats of paint to hide the black say, against the sky).
I also struggle with beach rocks, and have a couple of PaintCoach Patreon lessons earmarked which focus on beach rocks that I need to do for more practice.
That said, this is my effort, and frankly, it looks quite abstract. Which is not necessarily terrible.
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