Ohio Falls Bridge Painting, Part II
Okay, I was not able to work on this all week. I only had time today to put on a little more wash, and begin blocking out some of the patterns on the bridge structure. At this rate, it might take me seven weeks. But hey, I’m enjoying it!
Oh, this Part II in a series. It’s a painting I am doing from a photograph I took of the Ohio Falls Bridge, also known as the Fourteenth Street Bridge, on December 26, 2007. I will post more photographs as the painting progresses. Part I was done exactly one week ago.
I am starting on this by doing thin washes and mostly working from the top down. At this point, I am just using a lot of burnt umber, some yellow ochre, raw sienna, cerulean blue, french ultramarine and Permalba. I am mixing it with Turpenoid, which I do not like only because I cannot smell it. I would actually rather work with something I can smell. That way, I know if I am inhaling too much of it.
Today I brought the painting and easel in from my garage to my living room and painted for a couple hours, taking my time. Then I sealed up my palettes (a couple of Chinet paper plates) with some Press’n Seal and moved it all back out into the garage. Most of the paint I had from many years ago was no longer usable, but the brushes have held up well. If “real life” work is not too much of a killer this week, I hope to do some more work on this throughout the week. That way, when it comes to posting Part III next week, there will be more to look at!
