When I began this painting it was quite cold out. It is now 89 degrees and so humid that I'm sweating in my air conditioned house. But I have made a fair amount of progress lately, so the end is in sight!As I continue working on the painting, I think about the major decision I made before I started: changing the color of the bike. I am SO glad I did! I think having the color of the tank a bright orange would have thrown off the balance of the painting so much. Now it's cohesive.
I have been filling in all the details of the various chrome reflections using Payne's Grey, Indigo, Sepia, Cobalt Blue and some Daniel Smith Hematite glazes as well. The dark section on the bottom right......I have NO idea what that actually is! So I just painted the shapes that I saw in the deep shadows... and I like how the deep dark area sets off the chrome. Just what I was going for.
Now that I have a few weeks off before the next series of art festivals (phew), I plan to yes, finish the bike.
Before it snows.
