I finished my painting this week. I've never taken an art class but I found out a few years ago that I really enjoy painting. This was the second oil painting I've done and I'm happy with how it turned out. I know this wasn't the manliest choice, but it's what Gretchen requested. Here's the inspiration. The photo above makes it look a lot darker than the painting really is... It's hard to take a good picture when the oil's still very wet. Come over and see it in person to get the real effect.
Here's an easel I built in, literally, 10 minutes. It served me well.
Nothing like a giant blank canvas.
Background done and outline of the petals.
I did 95% of this project with the pallet knife. I forgot how much fun it is to work with oil.
A vibrant green stem. (This photo should also give you a better idea of the brightness of the colors). (I wasn't sure if the period went inside the parentheses or outside the parentheses in the last sentence - I'll put it inside the parentheses on this one just to be safe.)
The finished product. It took a couple of weeks but I'm so glad I did it. My only regret is that Gretchen now wants to re-paint the bedroom to match the painting better... Umm, not likely.
Now to start cleaning up...
4 comments:
Umm... very likely.
If this was on facebook, I'd click "like" :) Good job, Matt!! I'm sure it would even look better if you repainted the walls too (just trying to help you, Gretch). :)
Great job Matt! VERY impressive:) Happy New Year!!!
Great Job Matt! I showed my class and they were very impressed. They said you should go into art for a profession.
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