Doug (Yorky) posted this lovely reference photo and gave permission for me to use it in my Monday art class. Char suggested I do it as a WIP so here it is so far.

Doug’s Reference Photo

Before starting a painting, I plan my color palette and paint a small sample so I don’t forget which paint I was using. This is my palette for this painting:

The colors are Faenza Blue (same as Indanthrone Blue); Burnt Umber; Hansa Yellow Deep; Olive green; caput mortuum; a mix of FB + CM made the darks

I am using a 10″ X 14″ sheet of 200 # Jack Richeson cp paper.

After enlarging the photo image, I used Saral Graphite Tracing Paper to put the image on the paper. Then I patted the lines with my kneaded eraser to remove any excess graphite.

I used clear water to moisten the background and foreground and dropped in greens and yellows wet into wet. The first wash dried too light, so I repeated the process. I also pulled vertical lines of the green to suggest grasses.

It is actually a bit greener than it looks in the photo.

Finally, I painted the books using the dark mixture and burnt umber. Then I did the brass locks and parts using a mixture of yellow and green.

That is where it stands at this time. I plan to put some masking fluid over the greens that come up on the bottom of the suitcase and perhaps some other places before I attempt to put the color on the case itself.

Sylvia