A series of photos of a recent Morro Rock painting in process. I usually get so caught up in the work that I don't remember to stop and take pictures to record the progress of working on a piece. Here is the closest I've gotten to a complete photographic record.
I use acrylic paint. For masking I use cut paper stencils and FROGTAPE. I use old plastic cards to spread and scrape paint with the occasional use of a small brush. And I use sanding blocks to smooth the surface of paint applications when they are dry.
First I laid down two rough color fields. I used a piece of paper cut to the shape of Morro Rock as a paint barrier. I used a plastic card to scrape and spread the paint.
Using the reverse or negative piece of the cut paper stencil I laid down a rough field of blue.
On top of the lighter blue green I laid down a dark teal color allowing some of the color underneath show through scratches.
I put some white paint over part of the right side of the painting and some dark blue under the rock shape. After every application of paint I use an old sanding block to smooth the paint and get it ready for the next application of paint.
And now for some blue sky color.
I added some pink and light blue green to the day side of the Rock and water and a little purple on the night side.
A little brown under the purple and some red magenta, teal, yellow, and some neutral colors on the sky blue.
The finished painting with a little purple on the day side of the Rock and signed at the lower right. I used some letter and numbers dies to stamp my initials and year. Then I spread a little paint into the stamp indentations and wipe off the excess on the surface with a wet piece of tissue.