San Francisco Victorian--American Oil Painting

Today's painting is from the Different Strokes Bi-Weekly Challenge in which I frequently participate. The interesting challenge with this subject is that of getting the perspective correct. Mastering perspective is a skill I would like to perfect. It combines knowing the correct formulas, executing them, keeping straight lines straight, and curves appropriate. The painting was created in oils on a 5x7 inch mdf panel.

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In the Dark--Original Twilight Oil Painting

Today's 5x7 inch oil painting has a fun, creepy kind of mood to it. It was created on an mdf hardboard panel prepared with black gesso. I'm beginning to love painting on dark panels. The results are usually quite different from those prepared with white gesso. It has been fun experimenting with these dark panels. Although I don't plan to move exclusively to dark panels, I enjoyed working on them so much that I just prepared another dozen small, dark panels. Who knows what surprises might emerge in the weeks to come? This painting has SOLD.

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