0

Step 1

This painting represents a specific time and place in American history. Early Latter-day Saints built this temple in Nauvoo Illinois. Between December 1845 and February 1846 thousands of faithful [...]

0

Step 2

I am using an oversize sheet of Arches 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper for this painting. I first soaked it in the bath tub, then stapled it to my […]

0

Step 3

While you can’t draw in every detail at the start, I at least need to get the proportions fairly accurate. As I begin painting, I will lift the lines a […]

0

Step 4

I wanted this painting to have a warm, majestic feel, even though it was a winter scene. So I used lots of yellows and pinks in the dramatic sky, echoing […]

0

Step 6

Even though it’s a winter scene I want to allow a few autumn colors to show through to help warm the painting up. Now I do a little more careful […]

0

Step 7

The buggy is finished and looks pretty good so I can move forward with the more tedious work of establishing the windows and surface details on the temple. This part […]