Yesterday was all about organizing sign-ups, collecting pictures, responding to questions, and prepping canvasses.  This morning, I got down to the fun business of actually painting.  Cara-Lea’s Show is first up.

He’s in the Blue Phase right now.  That’s where I do an underpainting in shades of blue, that looks kind of like a black-and-white photo, but blue, instead.  It gets the shadows set, and cool, allowing the translucent layers that go on top to be warmer, and mimics the way light passes through, or reflects of objects in real life.  This is what Show looks like, at the moment.

I always kind of like this phase.  Sometimes I don’t want to do anything more to it!  When I showed H this morning, he said, “Yeah, just put a coat of gloss on it, and call it done.”  I suggested I could do a whole series; my Blue Period.  (We just saw a Picasso exhibit last week.)  The last time I did a portrait marathon, I actually kept Robin’s Treasure in that phase, and started over to make one for Robin!

I can see I need to put more deep shadow around the closer eye, and deepen the shadows along the near side of the muzzle as well.  Doesn’t do to be timid!

Okay, back to work!