Fire Goats of Laguna - FINAL

Today everything got some paint! The tree on the right finally got the palm leaves it's been needing along with some additional tones on the trunk. The house itself, along with the chimney and the windows all had some tones added as well. The tree and brush got some greens, yellow and a hint of orange and the bougainvillea is, at last, in its glory.  The hill received some light colored grass and the stones got a little grayer.

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Fire Goats of Laguna - Stage 6

Major work on the house today -- the closest part of the house and the chimney are covered with stones which were added in today along with some work around the edge of the lower windows.  I also added a few tones of paint to the second story and worked on the sky.  The house is really starting to pop!

Fire Goats of Laguna - Stage 5

Apologies for so long between posts. Trips to Villas owned by the Gettys, broken toes and teen driving lessons have been in the forefront but today I was able to spend some time working on the grassy hill and some of the greenery.  The added tones of color in both areas are making things start to look more "alive" as one of my family members would say.

Fire Goats of Laguna - Stage 4

Here we are with goats, the beginnings of grass on the hill, some texture on the rocks, and some work on the trees and shrubbery in the upper left region.  I still have not returned to the house -- I guess it is just not his turn!

Fire Goats of Laguna - Stage 3

This session was pretty much all about the goats.  They are so abundant in this scene, I wanted to get as many of them in as I could in all of their color and size variations.  The next session I will go back to the house, and work on some of the landscape so that you can get a sense of where these goats are roaming.  Thank you, everyone, for the feedback which I hope to incorporate in the next go-around!

Fire Goats of Laguna - Stage 2

I started by adding some terra rosa on to the canvas and then over that I blocked in the large areas of color which you see above.  However, you will see a small area of rose color in the middle.  I love this color so much that, even though it was not a large area, I just wanted to do a light wash with the color to see how it would look.  What do you think?

Fire Goats of Laguna

It is going to be a painting of the goats that graze on the dry brush in the hills Laguna Beach. The fire department employs them to keep the growth at bay. I love them -- they are so cute! For this piece I am using a wood panel that I have sanded and gessoed. The initial sketch is done in charcoal. I hope you enjoy tracking the progress.