Tree BranchTriptych

This is my latest project - simple oil/latex painting

If you'd like to create similar painting this is the list of materials I used:

BEHR "Mushroom Bisque" latex paint for the wall

and 3 canvas 24" x 48"

Background colors:

"Crumb Cookie" Olympic latex  (or you can use any white paint)

"Caruso" Olympic latex (or any light beige you've got)

"Cellini Gold" BEHR latex (or pale yellow)

"Mushroom Bisque" BEHR latex (the same paint that I used for the wall)

2" flat brush

For the background you can try your own combination of colors. Lowes and Home Depot have a nice selection of sample colors in small containers. Try to keep your background light and muted so the branch stands out.

Branch:

Van Dyke brown - I used Bob Ross oil paint but you can use any dark brown paint

Midnight Black - Bob Ross oil paint but again you can use any black for brunch shady parts

"Cellini Gold" BEHR latex for highlights

Paint thinner

1.5" and 0.5" flat brushes

YouTube speed painting

Misty Castle

Winter storm Janus gave me two snow days. I wasn't able to go to work because the roads were terribly slippery. So I enjoyed my warm home, my kids and my painting. From time to time I love to paint something unreal. A fantasy world without any references to real life. 

 I began by drawing it in my sketchbook then I used watercolors. I knew I'd like to see the road around the tall castle walls leading somewhere to the main gate. The mist from the moat was perfect for separating the foreground and the background. Yellow touches around the windows added liveliness. The feeling of someone's presence within the cold and harsh walls. The rest of my painting contains different tones of gray - the color of a foggy morning.

The wagon under the bare tree is the main point of interest. The viewer begins to wonder where this character is going and what his or her life looks like.