Michael Toole Fineart
5/ I finished this one today. I got the water surface how I wanted. Hoped you enjoyed watching this one come along. Keep watching my page for more artwork being painted.
Thank you Michael.
4/ Today again I have been building up lays of paint. Starting with the large willow. But mainly working on the water, the reflections and depth is coming nicely.
The right hand side with the waterlilies. I have built up colour and texture, whilst blending and softening the details in the background. I will after leave this painting to let the oil dry for maybe a week or more, before I can touch it again. With this painting being 800x650mm it's taking longer than I thought. Hope you are enjoying it come together.
Michael
3/ Done a couple more lays, building up more texture and working on the reflections in the water.
Whilst adding more detail with lights and darks giving more depth all round.
On the right lower side, I have worked on the water lilies giving them more texture. On the water surface I have started to put an haze. Leaving in to dry now. I will do more next week.
Thank you for watching again. Michael
2/ The underpainting was dry, so today I started putting a another lay on and where my lights and darks will go, while adding more details and depth.
I will leave the willow tree until the last. You can see at the left side I have highlighted some reeds with reflection. On the right side I have started the same. The water I have put a thin glaze giving depth to the water. The bottom right I have added texture and shape for the water lilies. Along the bottom I want to see through the water with sunlight shining to the bottom of the pond.
Hope you enjoyed this one.
Michael
Started today on a new painting. I have been planning this one for quite a while. I think I will call this one "Reflections" That if it goes OK.
I finished the underpainting today, so I will let it dry for a while.
It is a big painting 800x650mm. It took a lot oil paint just to do the underpainting.
Thank you please follow and keep watching. Michael.
3/ Now finished my take on Monets painting "The Magpie" With a cottage we lived in, in the country.
This is an oil painting 700 x 500mm. I hope you enjoyed watching this come together.
This painting with the colours will go well in our newly painted entrance hall.
Hope you will follow my next painting. Michael