WetRock Studios Gallery & Design

 I began this morning with a sketch on a 2 x 4' canvas that I had drawn out two days before...

 I began to apply layers of blue from semi precious stone pigments, Lapis Lazuli,  to cobalt blue from earthly minerals...

Cerulean blue and Manganese were also applied in a hatched brush pattern...

...glazes were layered again and again as the day progressed.

The projected image on the wall displays the landscape of the eventual goal to be expressed in artistic strokes...

 ...the colours are fanned out and blended carefully over and over again with each layer and glaze...

Finally the familiar colours of the setting sun are introduced and blended...

 the beauty in the sky reveals itself....

                                                             ...and reflects on the horizon below.

The day ends with the background colours applied to set the stage for every dynamic colour that will present itself in the foreground to display the beauty of the setting subject before darkness takes over.  But this day is set. There will be more progress tomorrow should this layer of paint be dry enough. Otherwise it will be a different piece of art for tomorrow.  

I look forward to having you join me in the studio.