Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Nautical Painting Finished!

Nautical Painting by me (an as-close-as-possible replica of
"Evening Sail" by Sandy Nelson :)

Dear amigos! After what it feels like months of not touching a paintbrush, I finally sat down and finished this painting for my friend Melanie's baby. I'm very happy to inform all of you that he was born yesterday and that both mom and baby are doing great!!! The last time I worked on this painting I wrote down some items that needed to be addressed. And these are the things I worked on today. Here's the list:

- Add more texture to water
- Finish up men in the boat
- Paint ropes under the sail
- Add some detail to the other two little boats
- Gray up clouds a bit more (especially the hot pink parts)
- Add orange highlights on sail boat surfaces

Queridos amigos! Despues de lo que pareciera como meses de no tocar un pincel, finalmente me sente y termine esta pintura para el bebe de mi amiga Melanie. Estoy re feliz de informales que el bebe nacio ayer y que tanto el como su mama estan muy bien! La ultima vez que trabaje sobre esta pintura hice una lista de cositas que necesitaban mi atencion. Esas son las cosas en las que me enfoque hoy. Aqui les muestro la lista:

- Agregar textura al agua
- Terminar de pintar los hombres en el bote
- Pintar las sogas que aparecen debajo de las velas
- Agregar un poquito mas de detalle a los otros dos barquitos
- Pintar con gris sobre aquellas nubes que estan demasiado rosadas
- Agregar reflejos anaranjados sobre algunas superficies del barco principal

Here's the progression:
Aqui se ve un poquito el progreso:

Original painting by Sandy Nelson:
Pintura original de Sandy Nelson:


Where I left off last time:
Hasta donde llegue la vez pasada:


My finished approach today:
Mis ultimos toques de hoy:


I hope Melanie and baby both like the painting! It's been a challenging adventure with all the colors in the sky and water. Remember I was going to do palette knife texture? Do you notice that I didn't do it? Well... I learned my lesson. Next time I want to do that, I should do the palette knife painting when I have all the colors mixed and ready. My idea to add texture at the end only meant that I had to mix up ALL OF THE COLORS all over again (and match them closely to what I already had painted) in order to add texture. Because by the time the paint was dry on the canvas to start adding texture... the paint on my plate was dry as well and I couldn't use it anymore! So, word to the wise: Use the palette knife earlier in the process next time! But overall, I'm very happy with all I've learned with this experience. Hope they like it!

Espero que a Melanie y a su bebe les guste la pintura! Ha sido un buen desafio pintar tantos colores en el cielo y el agua. Se acuerdan que iba a pintar con espatula? Ven que al final no lo hice? Bueno, aprendi una leccion. La proxima vez que quiera pintar con espatula, lo voy a hacer cuando tenga todos los colores mezclados y listos y no al final. La idea mia de agregar textura al final con la espatula significo que tenia que mezclar TODOS ESOS COLORES de nuevo (y tener la suerte de que se parezcan a los que ya habia pintado). Porque para cuando la pintura se habia secado sobre el lienzo para comenzar a agregar textura con la espatula... tambien se habia secado sobre mis platos de mezcla y no la podia utilizar mas. Asi que, mi consejo a mi misma es el siguiente: Usa la espatula cuando comenzas a mezclar colores! Aun asi, estoy contenta con todo lo que aprendi con esta experiencia. Espero que les guste!

Candela








4 comments:

  1. Cande! This looks AMAZING. Seriously beautiful. Great job!

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    1. Thank you, Megan! I'm glad you like it. I'm very aware of all the things that don't look like the original in this painting, and that sometimes stops me from enjoying what actually does look good, even if it's not identical. So, thank you for the compliment!!! Fuzzily, Candela :)

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  2. Candela - Wow - this really speaks to me! Would you be willing to sell a print of this? I absolutely love it!!

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  3. Emily! Sorry it's taken me this long to reply. Because I've copied this painting from someone else, I can't sell a print :( But if you give me some time (especially now that I'll have a new baby in september and things will be hectic for a while) I can paint another nautical painting for you of your choice. Let me know what you think.

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