This past fall I began taking art classes again, with the hope of finishing a picture I’d started in ye olde 2004 or so. I thought it would be cool to photograph it after each session to track the progress. While the shots aren’t consistent enough to do a true time-lapse, I think it will be interesting to see how the picture develops.
Before the fall I hadn’t touched it for five years but I’d managed to keep it largely dust-free. It’s larger than all of my previous pastel paintings, which is at least one factor making it take longer to complete. I’ll probably change the publish date on this post as I make updates so it will be obvious when something’s changed.
Update 1/28/10: Starting to work on the rocks (sorry, Amir). This is a bit tedious as many of them use the exact same color combinations.
Update 2/4/10: More rocks.
Update 2/18/10: More rocks, this time on the left side of the fall.
Update 2/25/10: Finally got some kind of base color on all of the rocks in the piece.
Update 3/4/10: Brown glazing over left side rocks.
Update 3/29/10: Missed a couple of classes for various reasons. I’m concerned I’m not going to finish this in time.
Update 4/1/10: Trees and grass.
Update 4/12/10: Trees and more trees.
Update 4/15/10: Trying to make the trees more irregular.
Update 4/26/10: The end is in sight!
Update 5/6/10: Finished.
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