Thursday, April 03, 2014

Triumph In Progress: Day 21

Triumph  |  36 x 36  |  In Progress: Day 21


























Day 21 and the underpainting is finally done. I really bit off a mouthful with this one. Now it's time to go back to the top and start all over again. I'm spending way too much time on this one painting I know, but I have to admit I'm really savoring the process. I haven't had this much fun working on a painting in a long time, so I'm just going to enjoy it while it lasts. The second pass of a painting is always my favorite part. The hard work of building the structure is done and the subsequent passes where enhancing the detail comes into play is pure pleasure. This will be the final In Progress image. The next post will a high(er) res image of the completed painting.


4 comments:

BLK said...

Is this painting going to a gallery or was it commissioned?

James Neil Hollingsworth said...

I'll be shipping it to C. K. Contemporary in San Francisco when it's complete.

Karen Budan said...

This has been fascinating to watch! Can't wait to see the finished painting@

Tom Fox said...

I can't wait to see the final image of this painting complete James! I know what you mean about savouring the process, sometimes you can just feel that it's worth it!