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Planning Paintings, Part Two

When deciding what to paint, there are several factors to consider. What subjects will sell, which sizes will sell, what do I already have on hand, has anyone expressed an interest in a particular shape, size, or subject, and do I have good photos to work from?

After studying my stack of photos in the Citrus file, I chose eight to paint. You saw four yesterday, and here are the other four.

This will be 18×36″($1200) and I will raise the mountains in the distance, might make the hills more green, and grow those orange trees larger. And, I might hang it in my dining room, unless/until someone buys it.

 

6×12″ for this one, $125, maybe add some distant snow-covered peaks and grow the trees a bit, or crop off the dirt at the bottom so it fits the canvas.

 

This will be 10×20″ ($400), and it is almost perfect, except for needing more oranges on the trees.

 

6×12, ($125) more oranges on the trees, some cropping on the sides to make it fit the ratio of 1:2.

Next, I will wire the backs of the canvases, assign inventory numbers, think of good (or mediocre. . . this gets difficult after awhile) titles, and then start with base layers.

Which one would you like to reserve? Because sometimes your Central California artist needs to remind people that. . .

Using pencils, oil paint, and murals, I make art that you can understand of places and things you love for prices that won’t scare you.

2 Comments

  1. What do all these scenes have in common? They all have snow-covered mountains in the background! Well, except maybe one–can’t tell if it’s snow or clouds in the distance.
    Which one do I like the best? Not one in particular, since each photo has good points and not-so-good points. However, I know the CVA can combine multiple photos into one perfect painting!

    • Sharon, the theme is definitely citrus groves with foothills and mountains. And the goal is for the CVA to combine multiple photos into EIGHT perfect paintings. The next goal will be to sell seven of them, because I want to hang one in my house for awhile.

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