The Domestic Menagerie Is Coming Along ...

Miss Moo
7.5 x 9.5 in / 19 x 24 cm

Added some phthalo blue highlights and a grey "shadow map"
[ aureolin, quin. pink, cobalt blue] 

Intensify some areas, lift others

Photo taken outside - much closer to "real" hues


 Miss Moo is done, and I think she is quite sweet-looking. I took the photo this morning outside, and it gives a more better idea of the true color.
The goose needs more play with his shadows, and work on the bill and feet. I am wondering about the background. My tendency is to be quite dark and dramatic, but I think this will need something more subtle. It depends on how intense I get with his body shadows. What do you think?? 

Miss Moo Is Picking Up Steam ...

 

I left her here last night ...

I've done nostril, eye, and started inner ear
Indanthrone blue for wall shadow 

Skipped around with a grey to simulate stone wall
Did a w/w wash over her face

Background - very wet w/w wash with aureolin for trees & quin. gold for pasture


I woke up this morning very keen to paint.  I've been playing with Miss Moo for about 3 hours, and I think she is almost done. The stone wall needs work. And Missy needs more shadowing on the black and the white areas. Other than that, I am quite satisfied with this sweet Holstein face.

Mooing Along Slowly ...

Fairly detailed sketch

Background of quin. gold + cobalt blue

Background = prussian blue on grass + indanthrone blue for trees
Road map of shadows on cow with thin quin. violet + indanthrone

Underpainting of brown madder + prussian blue

1st glaze of black [aureolin + quin. pink + prussian blue]

A few light washes on darker areas of cow

"Herself"





 I haven't felt at all like painting the past few weeks, but the urge is coming back  a bit. I did the sketches for both paintings on which I am working last night. Then this morning, I traced them onto wc. paper, prepped them, and started painting. They are both somewhat difficult; the Holstein I chose just because I like cows, and the goose is to cheer up a friend who is most fond of geese [she had to euthanize her her old friend, Buddy, yesterday]  So we shall see what I can pull off with the two works.As always, comments are MOST welcome!