Title: Turnpike Sunset
Canvas: ehhh.. not sure
Media: Oil
Price: Given as Christmas gift to Jenny Tindall (sister)
Critical Acclaim: “I have a Kathryn original in my office!,” Jenny Tindall.
Date Completed: 12/20/2015
I really enjoyed doing this painting. I’d decided to trash the Onions and Bacon painting. I didn’t have any ideas for what to paint next. My teacher was just starting this painting and I thought I’d give it a try as well. Gail took this picture from the exit ramp of the New Jersey turnpike.
Things I learned: It’s hard to mix paints that are combinations of other colors. Specifically orange and pink. You aren’t trying to mix to a shade of pink or to a shade of orange but instead are finding a perfect orange/pink. Gail had just gotten back from Paris and had a brilliant rose oil paint that she shared with me for this painting. From that I learned that higher quality paints go on the canvas like butter. It helps to take picture of your painting with the reference picture every hour or so to get a different perspective on how you’re progressing.