Harvest Storm (Sunset) Part 4

Harvest Storm - Original Oil painting, 10x10" on wood

I am all done this lovely painting. And it turned out well. The sunset bit didn't go over so well, so now it's a storm, but I still kept a little bit of the yellow - so it looks like a sun peaking out.

I am thrilled at how the texture turned out. It is so beautiful I think, and a lovely contrast to the clouds.

This painting is available for sale on my Etsy shop, or you can email me.

Harvest Sunset Part 3

I started on the field portion now. I want to make sure that I capture the texture, and not hide it. I will be adding some glazes on top I think. I've also controlled the yellow a bit more and got rid of some of that muckiness.

Here is a detail shot:

Harvest Sunset Part 2

I've begun to work the sky. I wanted to incorporate some yellow. It didn't go too well when mixed closely with the purple-blue (obviously, because that combination just makes colour mush). I'm hoping I can clean it up after I let it dry and add more white highlights.

I think the white portion at the top right I will build up quite a bit.

Harvest Sunset Part 1

I've been wanting to experiment with some texture. And since acrylic can go under oil paint, I used some gel medium to create a textured field. This will allow me to be more liberal / free with my brush work and texture in the sky. I hope. We will just have to see how this experiment turns out.

This piece is 8 x 8" on wood, with .75" sides. I'm trying to keep the sides clean, so that I can leave them unpainted and have the wood shine on this project.

Here is a close up of the texture in the field: