Finally finished working under the water and began on the surface. Used Titanium White, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, and Portland Grey Deep in the highlights and reflections. I still need to work some areas (especially around Livie’s foot and the small rock) a bit.
Can’t wait to start that white dress…
Olivia’s best friends are Chelsea, David, Jeremiah, Ben, Katlin, Kailin, and Brett… so far… she said she’ll let me know who else makes the list soon. She was “Good Citizen” yesterday. Mrs Davis said to me Monday morning… “I don’t know what you guys were worrying about… she’s doing just fine”.
Update:
Finished the area underneath the water… next stage I’ll be scumbling the highlights and reflections on the surface of the water.
Olivia just informed me that her dress is supposed to be white and the water is supposed to be blue… patience dear…
Livie mentioned a little boy in her class that was having a tough time adjusting to school life so mom mentioned we should pray for him. When I picked her up Friday… she said… “We don’t need to pray for ____ tonight because he was good in school”… out of the mouths of babes.
Update:
Finished Livie’s legs and feet and began on the flat rock she was standing on… also began creating more depth in the water. You can actually see just how far I got working on the water here… I simply used Sap Green which is transparent and thinned with a tad of Liquin… varying the thickness to match the scene. I have been painting in a direct manor over the under-painting with the exception of this area where I am glazing. Glazing gives a depth and luminosity to the work.
More later….
Bernie
Livie continues to LOVE school. She finally got to go to computer lab this week and today she even checked out her first library book. I checked her out early Wednesday for her 5 year physical… I thought I had her because they called her to the office for me… I asked her if she was scared when the “lady in the ceiling” called her to the principal’s office (you all remember her daily count down) but she informed that she wasn’t worried because she knew it was either me or Doctor Gant.
Update:
Had about two hours to myself on my day off so I decided to tackle those feet while there was peace and quiet around the house… I had been putting them off as long as possible…
BTW… her physical went fine… healthy at 3′10″ and 49 1/2 pounds. She needs one shot but I opted to wait for a day when mom can take her… 
Until next update…
Bernie
Highlights from Livie’s last couple days at school…
Picture day… she informed me that she let ‘the picture guy” take two photos but she didn’t smile for any… she did wear the dress mom picked out without to much of a fuss.
Livie informed us she’s a “lunch-boxer” with the alternative being “milkers” and “hot-lunchers”… we’re gradually learning the lingo.
She loves art, music, PE, and the library but has been ticked because they haven’t gone to the computer lab two Thursdays in a row.
Update:
Worked on the water area building up colors seen under the water… gonna let them dry before adding details to that area.
Hope to paint more on Wednesday…
Bern
Olivia’s excitement for school continues as well as mine with this painting. She was a “Good Citizen” yesterday and even got to clean the tables in the cafeteria after lunch. She informed me that she has gone 6 days without being sent to the principle’s office… everyday she gives me that info with the number of days… she has included her orientation day in the total. Yesterday… as I was walking her to class we saw a young boy from her class crying and walking out with his dad… Olivia said, “Dad aren’t you glad I’m not a cry baby about school”…
Had to include this tid-bit… Below is a picture of Livie’s “Me Box” that she decorated and carries to school every Friday with an item from home that she shares with the class during “show and tell”. She included a picture of me, mom, and Dylan… oh yea… that’s Jimi Hendrix in the middle holding a blue fish… Livie’s quite a unique artist herself.
Update:
As for the painting… continued to work on the rocks (same palette as listed before) and added highlights to the hair using naples yellow and yellow ochre.
Until next update… have a great day!
Bernie
After day four… Livie is still loving school! Today is her first “Hurricane Day” and school is closed thanks to Ernesto.
Update:
Painting directly over my under-painting trying to finish areas as I go. Still need to apply highlights to hair…
skin tones:
light red
burnt sienna
yellow ochre
ultramarine blue
titanium white
hair:
burnt umber
yellow ochre
rocks:
portland grays by Gamblin
ivory black
sap green
burnt umber
titanium white
This will be my last update until mid next week… going on a quick trip to the mountains for the holiday weekend… that is if Ernesto lets us…
Day three and Livie still loves school. She is so excited about it… she sees it as a never ending adventure… and she is quite the adventurer. She did have a bit of a problem with Mrs Davis… Livie thought she was taking stuff from her backpack… but Mrs Davis made it clear in her special way this morning that she is supposed to take things like notes from mommy and daddy, homework, and lunch money from her backpack every morning… everything is hunky dory now…
Under-painted the dress in sap green. Upon close examination of the white dress I could see cool greens and warm pinks. Again… simply blocking in shapes and values… I love rendering the folds in fabric… these are a bit challenging.
More later…
Bernie
Livie’s second day of school… She went to music class yesterday and got a musical note stamp on her hand for doing a good job and “raticipating” according to her…
I began a burnt umber under-painting to block in the basic shapes and values…
Stay tuned…
Needless to say… yesterday was quite busy and I didn’t get to paint…
Livie’s 1st day of school went great and she handled it much better than Tami and I. When I picked her up… the first thing she said was… “Guess what Dad… I didn’t get sent to the principle’s office any times”. My favorite was when she spoke of the intercom system as “the lady in the ceiling”…
Here she is with her oldest sister, Lyndsey, outside her class. Lyndsey (as well as all our kids) had Mrs Davis as her kindergarten teacher also. I’m almost sure that Tami and I are the only parents at the school with a child in kindergarten and a grandson in 2nd grade…
Bottom line… Livie LOVED her 1st day… let’s keep our fingers crossed that day 2 holds her interest…
Will have an update on the painting for you guys tomorrow…
Bern
