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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 |
The Homestead was a commission piece finished in July 2008 and especially handpainted for Des. You may click on the thumbnail to view a close up of the finished painting and then detailed close ups of 3 different sections.  |  |  |  | The Homestead complete. The canvas size 24" x 30" (60cm x 76cm). | Close up of the Homestead and the watertanks a necessity on most Australian properties. The home is sounded by Australian gum trees. | Close up of the old man with his dog. I so wanted to call the painting 'Colour Bond' as he appears to be looking at the roof of his homestead. | Close up of the main focal point of the painting 'The Dodge'. The owner of this painting collects old cars and owned a dodge when he was first married. |
 | As with most painting I do, I work from back to front. Sky, mountains forground were painted in. | The homestead features lattice work across the front and along the far verandah with a red iron roof. | The chimney, 2 gallanvised tanks, big gum tree and the distant sheds were added next. | Ok I changed my mind, I didn't like the colour of the paddock leading up to the homestead so I redid it. The top section of the painting is complete at this stage. |
 | 2 Horses casually look over the timber front fence. Shrubs added on right hand side. | Oh boy the start of the dodge. Lets just say that 4hrs later I was happy with the wheels. | I painted the car in sections with alot of under tones. I only used water as my blending medium and built up to the highlights. | The finishing details was added to the dodge and the old man was added to add interest to the middle section. |
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