The Permanent City III
Three more studies for the Permanent City are now complete, bringing the grand total to five (all together above). The final painting is now well underway and I have no plans to create any more of these as the form, color, and brushwork are now all worked out. Details are below, all are 5 x 5 inch oil paintings on panel. Study number 3 investigates the painting as a nightscape with illuminated windows. Study number 4 is a study for the color choices of the sky and the effect
The Permanent City II
The first three studies for the Permanent City are now complete; two 5 x 5 inch paintings and an 8.5 x 11 inch painting. The studio view, above, gives a good indication of their scale. These are "studies as finished works" and will be framed in walnut and exhibited alongside the finished version. There are currently four additional 5 x 5's in production in addition to the final, 24 x 36 inch painting. You can see the drawing for this project here. This is the earliest of the
