WOW! I've only posted two of the 8x8 24th Street Station series paintings and one has already sold :) I'll be posting the other two on Etsy today, and I'm working on finishing the larger 18 x 18 piece as well.

I've also been working on the yellow series of four and the orange series of six, but I haven't gotten organized enough to take photos of the new layers yet. I will try to get to that this weekend so the progress will be forever documented here on my most fabulous blog.

The pic above is one the last two 24th Street Station 8x8's that I'll be listing on Etsy today.

Thanks so much for all of your support!

Here is a link to my Etsy store:
studioon8thstreet.etsy.com

Wow! I have really been neglecting my posts. Now that the holidays are over I will try to get back on top of things.

Even though I haven't posted, I have still been busy painting! I actually finished the four 8x8 squares inspired by 24th Street Station that I started back in August.

I also finished the big orange square 36" x 36" painting. I will try to get photos up here soon. I also need to get them posted into my Etsy store. It's going to be a busy couple of weeks!

Here is a sneek peak at one of the finished 24th Street Station paintings. All four of these are the same size 8"x 8"x1.5" deep.

I'm finished with the under paintings on all of the 8x8 squares...now I'm starting on the final layers..


Can you even see the white and parchment color glazes I added in these pics? I think I can just barely see them, but I know they are there. Maybe if I got a real camera instead of always using my iphone...

Working on the other two 8x8's now...



Once again my unfortunate photography skills leave much to be desired. Not sure if you can even really see the new burnt sienna, raw umber and rust layers I added to the lightest 8x8...

8...
I've added more yellow and orange to start developing its personality.

I'm focusing on each of the 8x8's separately now so they each become their own unique piece.


This image is supposed to be turned 90 degrees counter clock wise, but for some reason I can't get it to post that way. Annoying!
If you tilt your head to the right you might actually be able to tell what it is supposed to look like :)

More fun with raw umber and burnt sienna layers.
I'm using square brushes on all of the 8x8's to capture the shape of the 24th street station tiles....



I focused more on the yellow and orange layers with this one...

Added some more definition to two of the 8x8 squares with additional raw umber and burnt sienna layers. I also put in some highlights in several shades of yellow and orange.

Two not so great photos of the other two 8x8 squares.
I used raw umber and burnt sienna on these as well to try to get to that deeper brown...


The first one is much more severe than the second, don't you think? The second one has a more mellow vibe...

I added some new layers on two of the 8x8 squares. I used variations on raw umber and burnt sienna to start getting into the brown tones I wanted to pick up.

These two are really starting to take on their own personalities now...

I made some progress on the set of four 8 x 8 squares...






The of the inspirations for this set comes from the tiles at the 24th Street station (at 24th & Valencia). Here is a picture...

Finished the base layer yesterday on the 18" x 18" square by adding some thin layers of dark yellow and sienna



I also added more dark yellows and sienna to the set of four 8" x 8" squares. I'm happy with the base layer on all of these, so I'm going to start working on them separately from now on..



1st



2nd



3rd



4th

Today I made a thin glaze in a very light yellow tint. I covered both canvases with it to even out the backgrounds. Almost done with the base layers!



18” x 18” square
Today's layer- very little cadmium yellow, white, satin acrylic glazing liquid



here is a close up again...



Set of four 12” x 12” squares
Today's layer- very little cadmium yellow, white, satin acrylic glazing liquid








Here you can see close up how the yellow glaze on the four squares evened out the color.

Here are some pictures of two new paintings I started today. The one on the right is going to be a set of four canvases. I’m going through a yellow/orange/red phase, so both of these are getting the same initial base colors.



btw-I organized my paints! Notice how nice and neat they are all lined up on the bench.
This will not last :)


18” x 18” square
First layer-cadmium yellow, white, satin acrylic glazing liquid




Set of four 8” x 8” squares
First layer-cadmium yellow, white, satin acrylic glazing liquid