Day One: Inness Summer Montclair by George Inness
Ah, at last the promised day one!
Painted after - Summer Montclair by George Inness, Study by M Francis McCarthy - Size 5x7, Oil on wood panel
This is the first in the series; 'Summer Montclair' by George Inness.
This project has consumed more than three months of my work schedule. All these paintings were on display at the
, New Zealand in June and will also be on display at some time in the near future in the USA. Stay tuned to this blog for details as they become available.
On to our painting for today.
The original painting by George Inness is probably my favorite painting, ever! That is the reason why it is first in the series. The things I love about this painting are:
The feeling.
The rich coloration.
The awesome and totally unique composition.
The painting's implication of the spiritual reality just below the surface of our perceived reality.
I am including a video of my painting process here.
I have videotaped the painting of each of the one hundred paintings in this series. The video's I am posting on this blog are speeded up by roughly twelve times. They are also a lower resolution version of the full composite videos of my painting process. At some point in the future I aim to make the higher resolution/longer version videos of each painting accessible to interested people.
I hope you enjoy seeing me in action and my painting process. Comments and questions are always welcome.
Cheers,
M Francis McCarthy
A bit about 'Summer Montclair' by George Inness, Over all I'm happy with is study it has a nice feeling to it.
This painting took longer than I thought it would and I know my drawing is a bit off from the original. Thats okay, as I'm most interested in getting the feeling and quality across of each of these studies. The point is not to make an exact duplicate of George's painting in miniature, but to get my to get my impression of his painting across.
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Original painting -
Summer Montclair by George Inness