This is an older painting of mine and I thought I would share my progress as it’s one of the first times I thought of taking progress photos.
I painted from a photograph which I just loved the composition of. This is at Mussenden on the North Coast of Ireland and the 18th-century mansion of the eccentric Earl Bishop that now lies in ruin provides windows looking at some of the most stunning coastline and scenery.
I wanted to create that sharp contrast of light between the dark interior and the beautiful light outside.
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The finished painting ‘Room With a View’ 12″x19″ pastel on velour |
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I began with the scene outside starting from the sky and working my way into the foreground. |
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The light hitting the stone work of the building to the right will add a great contrast to the colour the stone looks on the inside. |
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Starting to darken down the interior and add texture to the walls. The velour is so good for this effect as by leaning lightly with the side of a pastel I can very easily get the graininess of stone. |
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Always working my way across to the right and down from the top, leaving me plenty of space to lean and anchor my hand for small detail. |
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The inside starts to make sense as I darken down that right wall. |