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ACEO Landscape Painting A Day
ACEO Landscape Paintings
by Carrie L. Lewis
Week 12, 2007
Due to current circumstances, I have had time to paint almost every day, but have not been able to either photograph the new paintings, update the web site or the ACEO Landscape Painting a Day Blog on a daily basis.
I regret this disruption, but it has been unavoidable.
It has been a hugely productive painting week, though. Eleven new ACEO landscape paintings in just five days of painting! Each and every one is posted below for your review.
I hope you enjoy this new collection of original ACEO landscape paintings!
March 19, 2007
Landscape Study #86 2007
Clouds
This landscape is a leftover from last week. It is one of a batch that was started in oils a couple of weeks ago and on which I have been working now and again. Last week, I nearly finished it, but there was too much wet paint to add the finishing touches.
So I did that today, using straight Titanium White to punch up the highlights in those towering clouds.
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"
Original oil on acrylic sealed archival mat board
March 21, 2007
I did not paint yesterday, instead taking the after work day to rest. Sleep has been at a premium lately and it seemed good to go to bed at 9:30 Tuesday evening and not get up again until 9 a.m. this morning.
I didn't have much enthusiasm for painting today, either, but decided to dabble with the acrylics this evening. The thought was that I could use two cards that wouldn't work for oils. If they didn't turn out, they could be thrown away with no guilt.
But since the acrylics are all transparent, I had to do something to cover up the surfaces. It had to be a dark color that would cover completely in a layer or two. What is darker than black? I had yet to open my bottle of Carbon Black, so why not try that?
I coated both cards with Carbon Black acrylic, then started laying in bright colors. Using this method of negative painting on both cards, I ended up with a couple of nice sunsets and silhouetted landscapes.
"Landscape Study #87 2007" is my favorite of the two, but only because of the water!
Landscape Study #87 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #88 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
March 22, 2007
I continued working with dark landscapes and bright skies today. The two images I did yesterday were so fun and liberating that today, I made four more. All of them in acrylic colors using lots of reds and yellows, black, a bit of brown or blue and absolutely no white.
With this batch of paintings, I practiced smoother layers of color and more seamless transitions.
I also painted the landcapes first, using either water or glazing medium to create half tones in the black. Sky colors were then glazed over the cards. In one or two of them, I dry brushed lighter highlights into the foreground.
Landscape Study #89 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #90 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #91 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #92 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
March 23, 2007
"Landscape Study #93 2007" continues my experiments with evening skies.
This painting was painted on a Yellow Ochre background. I chose that color because I wanted to see what I could do with that very pleasant, golden earth tone. Obviously, the lights would not be quite as bright as they would have been on a white or bright yellow background, but I wasn't sure exactly what I would get.
Glazed layers of red and blue produced a surprising shade of brown in varying shades. The composition designed itself from the first brush strokes. I worked from random shapes in each layer of paint to create the hills in the foreground.
To get the smooth gradations of color in the sky, I used glazing medium in some layers and lots of water in others. At one point, I actually held the card under the tap. Try that with an oil painting!
Landscape Study #93 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #94 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
March 24, 2007
I finished off the ACEO Landscape week by finishing one last evening scene, then painting two acrylic paintings of imaginary Flint Hills scenes. This time, in broad daylight!
I used the same basic palette for each one. Zinc White, Ultramarine Blue, Hansa Yellow and a bit of Yellow Ochre. I even painted them simultaneously, working on one, then other with each color.
But "Landscape Study #96 2007" was painted over a black background. That black under tone gave the sky a deeper look and allowed me to paint the grassy hills with a minimum of yellow glazes. I was quite surprised by the way the yellow and black interacted to make bright lights and deep shadows.
"Landscape Study #97 2007" was painted on uncoated archival mat board with an ivory color. The overall affect is of a more clear light, less drama and more straight forward. I'm not sure which I like best so I am posting them both here for your enjoyment.
Landscape Study #95 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #96 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Landscape Study #97 2007
3-1/2" x 2-1/2"Original oil on archival mat board
Thank you for your interest in my ACEO landscapes. I hope you have enjoyed browsing them as much as I have enjoyed making them.
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