Guitar Player (part 1)

Painting a series is an interesting venture 

... adventure!

I've begun a series that started 

with this one:

The blog post about Nan is HERE;

 I finished her just about 4 years ago this month!

(I didn't say this was a fast series ...)

The post about Ann is HERE from a few days into this year.

I didn't have a photo of my own that struck my fancy for my next painting,

but I did find a Tiny Desk Concert with a guitar player that had

a simplicity that looked good so I took a couple of screen shots,

cropped them and I started composing

a painting ... 

Here are the first progress photos. 

(The guitar player may be recognizable in the photo, 

but by the time I am finished, she probably won't be 

... I don't even want her to be.)

My board is 18 x 12, as the other two paintings have been. This shot shows the photo in b&w on iPad.

Grid lines and sketch.

Darks going on (made with Ultramarine Blue + Burnt Umber).

Decided on some greens for the background.

I know the guitar is going to be light but not sure what color yet.

There will be a pause of several days here, but thank you for checking in, and stay

tuned for the final! I am anxious to see what happens.

... and, as always Happy Painting!