Fantasy paintings
Sorry for my recent absence from the blog, I have been incredibly busy with my painting and other creative works that I will post on the blog shortly. But first, I just wanted to talk about painting fantasy paintings. This is really outside my comfort zone but always eager to get to grips with a challenge, I decided to have a go with some moon paintings. Firstly, “Harvest Moon” painted in acrylics on canvas. “Harvest Moon” acrylics on canvas I began by a simple drawing of the pathway, tree area and moon on black canvas. Using a limited palette, I set about blocking in the main shapes - And then I began to refine: Adding in more detail: I hope you enjoy the pictures of my process. The second fantasy painting was “Lovers’ Moon” again painted in acrylics. I’m really starting to enjoy using acrylics, even though I normally use oils. Not sure this one was as successful as Harvest Moon, but I enjoyed painting it. The only thing with this one was getting the darkness right. The third