Timeline of a Painting

Hi there!
It's Holiday time and the new year is knocking on the door. Hence, I decided to finish off this year's tasks so that it's easier to start off the New year with a fresh list!

I just wanted to record the transition of a landscape painting. It's wonderful to see how a few strokes and some colour can change change what is on the canvas.

I will not start from the very sketch as this was a half finished painting, waiting for my attention sice past 7 years. Since it required my undivided focus, which was otherwise engaged with my lovely daughter, it lay ignored.

So this is the piece where we start from. All the basic colours are in place. The trees have branches, the river is blue, there are flowers and some greenery. No need to touch the sky as it looks alright with its shades.

The first set of colours I chose was that of brown, black and white to touch up the windows and shade the walls and the trees. The direction of the natural light in this painting is from the right hand side, so the shades are done accordingly.

Then I moved on to the other colours.
Crimson, vermillion, lemon yellow, cobalt blue, prussian blue, sap green, veridian hue(another shade of green) and some white again.

After letting it dry for a while, I added some grass under the tree and some more flowers on the boundary wall.

 Again I have used the brighter colours to highlight the flowers. Chrome yellow, orange, Vermillion & crimson. And have also shaded the gate.

After highlighting the boundary wall and the steps, I added some grass on the upper river bank. I think the lanscape is finally ready!

 What do you think ?

 Recycling is always a good thing to do and the results often make it worth the while! :)

Next up is a pixie garden for my daughter from an old unused planter!