Updates

Progress on my commissions:

 

 Finished the Modigliani and added more color to the Picasso:

I started a reproduction of one of van Gogh's Sunflowers two nights ago and have been painting like a crazy person to get it done by Monday for the show.  Here is my work on it so far:

I start really simply by adding only yellow ochre and black to an already toned canvas.

I begin adding in some of the color, starting with the vase.

Filling in the background this early is not my usual M.O. for van Gogh, but in this case I had to as the dark gray was affecting my perception of the yellow.

I added in some red.  One of my painting instructors told me that as soon as red is added, the painting comes alive.  It definitely seemed that way with the sunflowers as soon as I added the reds.