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Partially finished painting in pointillism “High Country”.

At this stage I’m adding detail, more in the immediate foreground and much more to the midground valley. You can see patches of snow in the greyed back valley tundra. The dark ridge in the distance is taking on structure with details of forests of trees creating interesting patterns. Detail and pointillism have been applied to the distant mountains, and more work has been done to the clouds in the sky. The painting is taking shape at this point.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Close-up detail of a section of the original painting “High Country”.

Another detail from a previous blog entry Painting with Pointillism 7. This illustrates how I achieved depth between the foreground ridge and the midground valley by using greyed back colors in the valley applied in pointillism.

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Gail Niebrugge, Alaskan Artist

A close-up detail of the center section of the original painting “High Country”.

This is a detail of the previous blog entry “Painting with Pointillism 7″.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Partially completed pointillism on original painting “High Country”.

I’ve begun to define the distant mountains with pointillism, and have applied several layers of dots to the sky. The midground is greyed back giving a distinct illusion of a foreground ridge rolling down hill. I’m working hard to create depth in the painting at this stage. Underpainting still exists on the distant mountain to the right and the very far mountains on the left, as well as the ridges behind the lake.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaskan Artist

Original painting “High Country”.

I’ve applied pointillism to the foreground in multiple layers and it is partially finished at this point. The midground is in the beginning stages of development, and the distant mountains and sky are still the original underpainting. Notice that the blues in the lake have been toned down and greyed back to create the illusion of distance.
More tomorrow.

Gaill Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Close up detail of pointillism in the foreground of original painting “High Country”.

This is a detail of the previous blog entry “Painting with Pointillism 4″. As you can see, several layers of dots have been applied, underpainting is still showing through along the tops of the orange, brown and gold bushes.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaskan Artist

Progress of pointillism on the original acrylic painting “High Country”.

I’ve added more pointillsm to the foreground to define the vegetation, and I’ve started the first layer of pointillism in the midground. The lake is underpainted with shades of blue.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Underpainting and first layer of pointillism on original painting “High Country”

At this point I’m establishing the shapes of the bushes and areas of scattered snow with the first layer of dots (pointillism) in the lower third of the painting. Much of the underpainting is still visible under the dots in the foreground.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Second layer of underpainting with acrylic on “High Country” original painting.

I continue to rough-in the image with several layers of acrylic paint, and work very fast at this stage. I’m extablishing stronger areas of dark and light and intensifying the colors.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaskan Artist

Acrylic underpainting for “High Country” original painting.

First I sketch the subject with pencil onto the painting surface, in this case a 22″ x 48″ Sintra PVC plastic board.  Then I begin to quickly apply underpainting, establishing the light and dark areas and base colors that will show through beneath the hundreds of dots of pointillism that will be applied during the course of the painting.

More tomorrow.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

“Denali Two” 4″x6″ acrylic on Sintra.

Another minature original painting in pointillism of Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska. The vertical format of this original painting is excellent for a small wall space or as an element of a group for a larger wall. Elaborately framed it is perfect together with the miniature “Denali One” shown on my previous Blog entry yesterday. Call for availability and price.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

“Denali One” 4″x6″ acrylic on Sintra.

Fresh off the easel a tiny new original painting in pointillism of Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska! My miniatures are in very short supply and sell quickly. Elaborately framed, this original painting is a perfect accent for that small wall space, or small enough to be included a group arrangement on a larger wall. Call Niebrugge Studio for price and availability (907) 746-3256.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Here is the finished painting, I have titled it “Kennicott-Stabilized.” It represents all of the work that the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park has done to protect this historic monument todate. I am pleased with the painting. It is made up of thousands and thousands of tiny dots, a technique called pointillism. Next, the painting will be delivered to Chris Arend Photography in Anchorage to be documented, after that I will do the final gel medium varnish that will intensify the color. I wait until the photography is complete before I paint the finish gel medium because it can cause unnecessary reflections. After the gel medium dries, I will select a suitable frame.

Thank you for watching my progress on this major work, you can see how time consuming my technique of pointillism is, and how detail oriented I am as an artist. I am proud of this painting, it has been a labor of love.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

A close up detail of the foreground foliage on the lower right side of the Kennicott original painting. (more…)

A detail of the foreground foliage in the Kennicott original painting. It is time for me to tackle the foreground, here is how it looked at the beginning. (more…)

A close up section of the Kennicott original painting showing the top of the ore crushing mill. This area is fairly complete with the exception of the distant mountains and some of the glacier moraine. (more…)

This is an overview of the last three or four blog entries that featured close up details of the Kennicott original painting showing some of the mill buildings, the glacier moraine and the distant mountains. Extensive pointillism has been used on the buildings, the moraine is nearly complete, but the distant mountains are just roughed-in with one layer of dots and the snow of Mt. Blackburn is the white of the canvas at this point. (more…)

A section of the Kennicott original painting showing Mt. Blackburn, no paint has been added yet to the white areas of snow. The pointillism in the sky is partially complete, the purple ridge is underpainted only, and the green ridge in front is partially finished. (more…)

A section of the distant mountains in the Kennicott original painting showing several layers of pointillism on the ridge to the left, and mostly underpainting on the purple ridge. (more…)

A section of the glacier moraine on the Kennicott original painting with partially completed pointillism. (more…)