Comments on Steve Penberthy: Subway Guys

-Krista: Thanks so much. Yes, I sort of rediscove...

2009-07-04T08:25:52.704-05:00

-Krista: Thanks so much. Yes, I sort of rediscovered the cool things salt can do in a watercolor painting with this one... definitely a good tool to keep in mind, especially for creating textures.

I think the salt works very well in all the places...

2009-07-04T08:02:57.788-05:00

I think the salt works very well in all the places you mentioned. Who would have thought to use it for those surfaces??? Wonderful work yet again, Steve!

-Gabrielle: Thank you so much for the kind words!...

2009-06-22T12:36:14.752-05:00

-Gabrielle: Thank you so much for the kind words! I think you hit on the reason why I was so drawn to this scene--the common denominator of the fact that these guys could be found anywhere, perhaps in Anytown, USA. Again, thanks!

-Laura: Thank you so much for the nice comment! I was able to get some good granulation in the blue-green shutters by including my granulating Ultramarine (with a little yellow) and keeping my board at a steep angle. The shadows on the ground are just a glaze of Ultramarine over a wash of Raw Sienna, which created the exact shadow color and value I wanted. Again, thanks!

Great composition and painting. I love the glow of...

2009-06-22T11:18:01.016-05:00

Great composition and painting. I love the glow of the blue-violets and blue-greens; and the yellow underside of the rook.
The light on the overalls is wonderful too!
(My verification word is: sunsalut!

There's a story here and it makes me want to searc...

2009-06-21T19:58:55.623-05:00

There's a story here and it makes me want to search the painting for details and hints as to what's going on. Your figures are not just generic guys. Their stances, their clothing, all create a sense of individual characters. Nice job.