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9 hours of painting today...


I'm sorry I don't have a progress picture today, but it got dark on me.  Pictures of artwork really don't turn out very well when I take them with a flash or with house lights.  The best method for taking pictures of artwork is to do it on a bright, but cloudy day.  If it's sunny outside, the sun washes everything out the same as a flash does.  I have taken successful pictures in the shade during a very sunny day, and that seems to work pretty well too.  So, I will take a picture of the Jaguar painting before I start working on it tomorrow; then take another one later. 

Let me tell you what I did today first.  I worked on more of the spots and deepened the color in the shadow areas.  I also brightened him up overall, and took out many of the little white spots left behind from the other day.  I also worked on shading and deepened the color of the orange Tiger Lilies.  The are getting some form now and beginning to look more realistic. 

Besides working on the cat and flower painting, I started a painting of tiny white violets and while the background was drying, I started a painting of Turnagain Arm.  So no dust collected on my paints today!








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