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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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The above detail shows the underpainting on a section of the background glacial moraine in the Kennicott original painting. At this point I have added pointillism to the trees on the distant mountains. (more…)

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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

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Detail of the glacier background in the Kennicott original painting. It is time to tackle painting the glacier and moraine, it consists of mostly underpainting at this point with the exception of a little pointillism directly behind the roof tops. (more…)

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Monday, February 5th, 2007

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Above is a detail close-up of the new roof at the top of the Kennicott Ore Crushing Mill in the Kennicott painting. Numerous layers of dots have been applied at this stage. (more…)

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Sunday, February 4th, 2007

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Above is a close-up detail of a section of the Kennicott painting. Pointillism is used extensively on the buildings, what remains to be done is final detail on the windows and stairs. Detail will wait until the very end. As you can see, the background still remains mostly underpainting.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

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Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Chimneys21.jpg

A section of the Kennicott painting showing close-up detail of an area where I began to apply pointillism over the underpainting. (more…)

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Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Bridge2.jpg

Close-up detail of a section of the Kennicott painting showing the early application of pointillism to the underpainting. (more…)

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Thursday, February 1st, 2007

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Above is a close-up detail of pointillism in the Kennicott original painting. I find myself leaving the glacier moraine for later, and pursuing the lower third portion of the art work. The buildings and shadows are fun right now, and are hard to leave alone. (more…)