Art 4 Art's Sake

I participated again this year in Art 4 Art's Sake, a fundraising event for our local art gallery. Over 20 artists got together and began painting at 12:00 on Saturday; at 4:00 the public was invited to come in and watch the artists at work. All of the paintings were auctioned off that evening, with the proceeds going to The Next Picture Show. It was a fun day and it's always a challenge to start and complete a painting in only one afternoon!

The initial sketch...

Main colors blocked in...

Water done and some detail on the right side...

Shadows and more detail...

All done!

It only took me 6 1/2 hours to complete this painting; I think that's a personal record!

I really enjoyed using lots of bright colors and trying to capture the light.

Here's a few pictures of some of the other pieces of artwork...

It was definitely an enjoyable, if not tiring, day!