Making art

Earlier this month I said I would show how I begin a painting and how I work. It was a challenge to stop, take photos and then download the images. This work is not finished so there will be more to show. Please note that I do not start a work the same why each time. There are times I can't wait to apply the paint and there I go. No one way is the only way. This is how I began Me and MB, a 36" x 36" acrylic and paper on canvas. Your comments, if you care to leave some, are welcome.

Top left image shows the color photo I used. The image is of our niece and her dog at the beach. It was enlarged in black and white. I created a composition which included what I liked of the photo and where the light originated.

Top right image shows the sketch of the composition done on a large sheet of newsprint paper.

Bottom left shows my parrot Ben watching every move I make. She is my critic and often shows her liking with a display of feathers or her disliking with a pile of droppings!