WIP Update: Metro Map Painting

Here is the painting as it is right now:

I haven't decided if it is done yet or not.  I do think it needs a little something else, but it is very nearly complete.  Again, the color quality is not good, I have not photographed it professionally with color adjustments yet.  The colors in actuality are much more vibrant.  Thoughts?

WIP Update: Metro Map Painting

Here's an update on my current painting project: 

I added more drips of paint in different directions, a sheer layer of a gray-lavender color to what should be the land/water part of the map, and an opaque violet octagonal border to represent the Beltway.  I think I am going to go in to the black metro rail system and make parts of it opaque again and even add some highlights.  This way there will be even more depth and the rails will look "pipe-like."  I should be done in a few days.

New WIP (Work In Progress): Metro Map Painting

I am not sure what I think about it yet, but I wanted to challenge myself and go in a new direction.  I think it's a start.  It has been hard to "let loose" and let the paint drip where it wants to, rather than try to control it too much with my brush.  I think I am going to do lots of layers of light washes of paint to express depth.

If you have not figured it out already, this painting is based off of the Washington DC Metro system, the Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Orange lines.  I worked with a lot of ideas, but decided to remove the colors of the lines and use the iconic shapes of the lines on the map as a basis for a painting.  It really is an interesting shape, even without the colors.  It's definitely something to explore and work on.

WIP Update: Metro Landscape Painting

I worked some more on this painting, changing around the lines a little and adding more dimension to the radiating circles.

I also started another painting, which I will post about tomorrow.

WIP (Work in Progress) Update: Metro Landscape Painting

Here's where I am with the painting now:

Not finished yet, but it's nice to get the blocks of color down.  Can you tell that there is a Metro train?  I am still working on making the lines straight.  I think I'm going to make some of the sections more painterly-looking, and doing more with the train cars.  Any comments on the painting so far?

New WIP (Work In Progress): Metro Landscape Painting

I am currently working on an oil painting on an 18 x 24" canvas.  I'm not sure what it will be titled yet, but hopefully I will know soon.  I started it last week, and hopefully will have it done in the next couple of days.  Here's what I have so far:

I know it's hard to see at this early stage, but this painting is actually depicting the Washington DC Metro.  Later I will describe some of my influences, and my whole concept of the painting.  I am really excited about it because it builds on my last painting, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Prosperity" but goes in a different direction.  I have some really great sketches in preparation for this painting too, so perhaps this is the start of a series...?  I certainly hope so.