Step 1
Now when it comes to castles, I get excited. I have visited many of them throughout Europe. Thanks to my good friends Max and Silvia Von Planta I had a […]
Step 2
Using photos shot on location in Switzerland, I plan my painting using a thumbnail study. This is my roadmap or plan. I change the things that need to be changed […]
Step 3
I use a 2H pencil to carefully sketch in the outline of my image on my 140 lb watercolor paper. Sometimes I use a light cross hatch or diagonal strokes […]
Step 4
As I lay in the sky using a wet in wet technique, I am conscious of the diagonal shapes in the cloud formations which actually guide the viewers eye to […]
Step 5
A closeup of the schloss. Using simple value shapes I start to build the form and mass of the building. Notice the warms on the sunny side, and the cool […]
Step 6
Everything comes together here the way I had envisioned. The light and dark shapes dramatically guide the viewer to the castle. I can still remember the awe I felt when […]
Step 7
The finished painting.
