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Current Works in Progress

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The last couple weeks have been very busy. The school year ended, family got together, mini vacations happened, and life went on in between. I’ve been trying to sneak painting in when I can, but haven’t made much progress on anything. The above painting started off with promise, but took a series of wrong turns that have delayed its finish. Pardon the horrific glare, studio pictures are always hit or miss.

 

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This painting has convinced me I won’t be a successful landscape painter as long as I live in the desert. People around here want rocks and I despise painting rocks. The red rocks around here are especially difficult for me since I really struggle to capture the color. I’ll persist and get it done, but I’m not going to like it.

Read more about the Pasagshack Beach Painting #2:

Part 1 – May Update

Part 3 – More Progress and the Liebster Award

Part 4 – Pasagshack Beach Sunset #2

Read more about the Fisher Tower painting:

Part 1 – May Update

Part 3 – Fisher Towers Update

Part 4 – Fisher Towers Update #4

 

 

 

19 responses to “Current Works in Progress”

  1. dawnmarie Avatar
    dawnmarie

    Do you like painting rocks with a palette knife?

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    1. mulambo28 Avatar
      mulambo28

      I’ve never tried it, but it’s probably worth a shot.

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  2. dawnmarie Avatar
    dawnmarie

    I’m just curious because I don’t like to paint rocks either but I do when I use the knife.

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    1. mulambo28 Avatar
      mulambo28

      What knife do you use? I just have a mixing knife.

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      1. dawnmarie Avatar
        dawnmarie

        I just have a cheap set from Amazon. Let me send you that link.

        http://www.amazon.com/uxcell-5-Piece-Painting-Knife-Set/dp/B004669XQ6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

        I use the size depending on how big the area I want to paint is. I want some with rounded corners though because the angled edge closest to the handle is tricky. I will have to look around when I get a chance.

        These ones look like they have a better/longer angle between the knife and handle which could make things easier.

        http://www.amazon.com/uxcell-5-Piece-Painting-Knife-Set/dp/B004669XQ6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

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        1. mulambo28 Avatar
          mulambo28

          Thank you for the link! I watched a few videos of people palette knife painting and am intrigued. There may be some experimental knife paintings happening in the near future. 🙂

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          1. dawnmarie Avatar
            dawnmarie

            It really is fun. The blending is fun, using it to make texture and layer colors that look like stone and brick and concrete and fabric and stucco…I just tried using it for special effects a few months ago and I really like it. It is artsy or something.

          2. mulambo28 Avatar
            mulambo28

            It really does look fun. It’s such a departure from my style, that it’ll be interesting to see if I can make it work. If it does, I think it’ll add some looseness to my work that I would like to see.

          3. dawnmarie Avatar
            dawnmarie

            I am a brush person so I was really hesitant…I don’t think I will ever paint an entire picture with knives, but here and there I do like some of the effects.

  3. apriltulip Avatar
    apriltulip

    Hi!
    I’m nominees acting your blog for the Liebster Award. Please check out the following link. https://stilllifewithchildren.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/liebster-award-nominees/

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    1. mulambo28 Avatar
      mulambo28

      Thank you for nominating me for the Liebster Award! 🙂

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      1. apriltulip Avatar
        apriltulip

        Your welcome! Just love your lovely paintings!

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  4. meredithhowse Avatar
    meredithhowse

    Whilst not a rock expert. Here is my advice. Don’t despair Amber. Stick with it. Rocks and rocky outcrops seem to feature a bit in your work. Just get all your dark base colours on first before you come in with the highlights, and use cool reds for background rocks and warm reds for foreground rock. Would love to see the original photo. Love your blog, it’s interesting. Regards, Meredith

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    1. mulambo28 Avatar
      mulambo28

      That is great advice, thank you! I’m just trying to block everything in right now and make sure the composition is correct. I may post the original photo in the final post. Thank you for visiting and commenting.

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  5. letsgetreal2016 Avatar
    letsgetreal2016

    I love the dramatic sky.

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    1. mulambo28 Avatar
      mulambo28

      Thank you 🙂

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  6. More Progress & The Liebster Award | Burnt Umber Arts

    […] This is first and foremost a painting blog, so here is this week’s painting update. Try as I might, I just couldn’t get this painting finished. Life has been busy lately and I haven’t had very much time to paint this week. It’s so close! I expect to finish this week. You can see a previous version of this painting in my previous post Current Works in Progress. […]

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