Okay, So this (really) Is the final WIP of Spanish Gold: Andalusian Stallion Painting, before the final reveal.
Spanish Gold work in progress
17 x 22
Watercolor Pencil on suede
Now that I have my background wash in, it looks so totally different I couldn’t help myself but to put up one more work in progress shot.
The suede makes putting in watercolor pencil washes so much easier than using wc paper. I’m not sure why but it’s almost effortless. What would have taken me most of an afternoon took about 20 minutes. Of course it then requires like an hour of dry time. But at least with that I can work on other areas or simply do something else for awhile.
As it’s Sunday I came in a bit late and plan on getting this painting up to the tweaking stage. The big job for this afternoon is to sketch out this year’s Christmas card and get it ready to go. I can see it clearly in my head. Now whether or not I get it out onto paper is a whole other matter.
To quote Angela Finney “Happy painting!”
The background, shoulder area and forelock and mane are all just washed in. The finishing work is yet to be done in these areas. The final cropping will be decided at the end of the painting.
Tags: WIP
Wow, that dark background makes him really stand out!
Totally awesome!!
Thanks Joan and UnD. He’s up to the tweaking stage now. Hopefully he’ll be fully “tweaked” by this weekend.
Oh, Mona! I can’t wait to stop by and see how this one turns out. It’s beautiful!!
Hey Thanks Sarah!
I also want to say one more time thank you (to you, Steph and Glenn) so much for catching Chicory when he got out. I am ever so grateful. Mike said Steph said he was the easiest horse she ever caught. I’m glad he was a good boy. (He pretty much always is) But you guys have no idea how good it was to know someone was able to lock him up until we got home.
Absolutely stunning !