Mission St. Francis Assissi Painting – The Beginning

I thought it would be interesting to watch a painting as it develops. I have always thought the process was far more fascinating then the final product.  The first image is the photo that I took of the mission. The time of day was around 2:00 p.m. and the sun was high. Joe and I had been there and photographed the same church in the winter of 1994. The shadows on the wall then were from a row of trees across from it. Now there are some small shops there but no trees.  I was a little disturbed by this at first but soon was enjoying the strong stripes from the beams protruding from the wall.

My original photo with the grids drawn on and taped to the canvas.

Mission St Francis Assissi Original Photo

~ by anniadkins on December 20, 2008.