"A Poet's Painting" By James Swanson and Traveler Jill
The Painting start to finish.
A quick trip and paint in the Adirondack Mountains. I'm working and working on a large Traveler painting right now, but it's becoming work. The painting is at a point where the paint needs to dry completely, so time for a quick paint day.
My next Traveler Jill and her family have a place in the Adirondack Mountains where they vacation all the time. I've wanted to paint this next image ever since Jill sent it to me. It reminded me of a painting I did last year that I really liked.
"Shadows of winter" by James Swanson
Remember to be a Traveler in this project, just become friends with the Artist, have a great story to share, and some type of small souvenir like a postcard or used lift ticket to contribute to the blog and painting. Jill was kind enough to send me some pictures and a map, as all good Travelers do. Connecting with old friends, making new ones, and learning about new places is what this project is about. And like I always say, "Come find me, I'll be painting somewhere." and join in the adventure to cover the world in paint.
I usually like stories to go with the Travel paintings, but Jill has come up with something a little different. And anyway I'll be painting a few of Jill's pics of the Adirondacks.
Thanks Jill.
Jill's Story:
located on the western shore of Lake Champlain
Intial sketch
Drawn out on Canvas
Block in of painting.
My next Traveler Jill and her family have a place in the Adirondack Mountains where they vacation all the time. I've wanted to paint this next image ever since Jill sent it to me. It reminded me of a painting I did last year that I really liked.
"Shadows of winter" by James Swanson
Remember to be a Traveler in this project, just become friends with the Artist, have a great story to share, and some type of small souvenir like a postcard or used lift ticket to contribute to the blog and painting. Jill was kind enough to send me some pictures and a map, as all good Travelers do. Connecting with old friends, making new ones, and learning about new places is what this project is about. And like I always say, "Come find me, I'll be painting somewhere." and join in the adventure to cover the world in paint.
I usually like stories to go with the Travel paintings, but Jill has come up with something a little different. And anyway I'll be painting a few of Jill's pics of the Adirondacks.
Jill's Story:
Historic Hamlet of Essex
located on the western shore of Lake Champlain
known for its picturesque Greek Revival architecture from 1820-1860
one of the most intact early-19th-century villages in America still existing today
and a little painterly prose:
A brush stroke of luck found the place
Palette of history
Progress at snail's pace
A Hamlet posing for its portrait
Standing pretty much still
Will nil...
Stay
Come what may
Gravel roads give way
To glistening waters blue-gray
Rocking life to sleep all day
And I am here deciding nothing
For nothing is black or white
Just paint peeled or faded
Like old barns or curtains drawn tight
And so I blend just right
Into the horizon
Like a nice medium tone
I am home.
A Step by Step "A Poet's Painting"
This is how I went about painting this scene from Taveler Jill.
This is how I went about painting this scene from Taveler Jill.
Intial sketch
Drawn out on Canvas 
Block in of painting.
Re-defining of color
Getting there.Painters Tip- The Palette knife: Don't think of this tool as just for mixing colors on the palette. This knife comes in real handy in many ways like- laying down thick paint in a way a brush can't, making straight lines, and doing tiny details. I never feel a paintings finished if I haven't used the knife on it.
Details from the painting.
"A Poet's Painting"
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