I was lucky to be asked to produce a painting of Kaikoura as a surprise birthday gift from my client to her husband for a milestone birthday. Below I will show some of the steps while I painted this beautiful scene.
Photo courtesy of Neil Protheroe of Images Abound.
After sketching out the scene I started painting in the sky.
The first layer of colour put a strong foundation in place for me to add to in the following layers.
Almost done here. You can see that the houses have developed with long winter shadows extending away from the houses and trees.
Detail of houses.
Detail of mountains.
Proud as punch of this painting for the loveliest client. The colours are relaxing and I know the clients will get a great deal of enjoyment out of it.
900 x 500mm, Oil on canvas.