My Alaska Railroad Poster Contest Entry for 2012 – Step-By-Step
Back in the studio now from a whirl-wind visit to Hawaii and my exhibition at East Hawaii Cultural Center. I had previously decided that entering a piece in the Annual Alaska Railroad Poster Competition was not a logistical option. So many things going on! However I could not shake a poster concept from my mind. So, I arrived home on the HNL-ANC red-eye on February 10th and immediately started working on the design of the painting.
I wanted it to be different, intense brilliance that captured the fascinating season we Alaskans wait 9 months for. Summer in Alaska is so fleeting. But wow, when it’s here, what a show! This is my interpretation of all that excitement.
Step 1
sketched out a rough design and applied clear gesso over the sketch and panel.
Step 2
Value scale. Knock out the basic design elements and establish the light to dark ratio.
Step 3
Applying color, starting to see where I need to tweak things, nudge them.
Step 4
The pushing and pulling is now moving into the values. Making some things lighter, others darker.
Step 5
Starting to really establish mood here. Working on the light source and how it affects the subjects.
Step 6
Tweaking some more details
Finished!
“Midnight Marathon”
8.5×17 • Oil ‘sketch’ on wood panel
The painting was delivered Feb. 18, 2011. Can’t wait to hear how it does!
Thanks for looking!
Tags: Alaska, bird, Birds, chickadee, competition, flower, Karen Whitworth, pink fireweed, poster, Railroad, Train, travel, Whitworth Gallery, Wild Flower
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21. Feb, 2011
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Karen Whitworth, Edward Sine Art. Edward Sine Art said: Excellent step by step post by @KarenWhitworth on her submission to the Annual Alaska Railroad Poster Competition .. http://ow.ly/3ZNR2 #art [...]
Karen,
Once again you have stolen my heart! I love being able to see the process.
Karen,
I never tire of seeing your use of color and shadow create such special moods and illusions of light and dark. It’s a rare gift, and it’s even more impressively when you allow viewers the opportunity to see each step in the process.
Please show us more….
Welcome Bart and Thank you so much for those kind words!
Nice painting and a great display of ambition, hope you get the job!
Shane Lamb
Thanks Shane!