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This painting is based on a photograph that I took at Black Creek Pioneer Village, on the walkway near the main building.  The differences may appear quite subtle from Step One through Step Five, but each time I revisited the painting, I deepened shadows, added highlights and small details to enhance this close-up view of Canadian Autumn.


Canadian Autumn

Photographed at Black Creek Pioneer Village - Toronto

 

Step One
Penciled in the shapes on canvas

 

Step Two
Blocked in the shapes and colours - a good start.

 

Step Three
Trying to get wood to look like wood

 

Step Four
Fiddled with the wood some more ... added some shadow under the leaves to give them a bit of life

 

 

Step Five
Deepened the shadows ... added some veins to the leaves

 

 

Step Six
Tweaked! Tweaked! Tweaked! ... and SIGNED!

 

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