New York Cityscape (Karin Jurick's DSDF challenge) - Day 5

Today I added a few more details and gave it a final touch as follows: Added an imaginary red SUV in the middle to help flow of red. Added a bit more blue tone to the distant buildings to create 'smoky' urban atmosphere. Added another small traffic signal post and a lamppost. And little more details on the buildings. It was a really fun experience and many thanks to Karin Jurick for giving us this great opportunity to participate and share with others. Here is the final painting.

"Madison Avenue, New York City" - oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in

And here are some close-up shots:

New York cityscape - Day 1

Today I finally decided to try Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different Folks (DSDF) challenge. She invites artists to enter their paintings created based on the photo images posted on her blog. For more info on Karin Jurick and her blog, click here and go to May 3rd. posting. The challenge photograph this time is a New York cityscape (see above).

First I toned my canvas with acrylic burnt sienna to generate warm feelings on the overall painting. Although I intend to paint in oil, my underpainting would be in acrylic. As I mentioned on my earlier postings, I'm taking advantage of acrylic's fast drying quality. Then I sketched out rough outlines with my yellow oxide acrylic. Here is what I've got so far. Tomorrow I'll start underpainting blocks - can't wait!