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Behind the Scenes

Finished Painting
Oil on Canvas 8" x 10" • 2025
Color Breakdown
Reddish-Orange
28%
Dark Brown
23%
Warm Amber
17%
Golden Yellow
12%
Blue-Gray
10%
Bright Orange
10%
Value Breakdown
Highlights
5%
Lights
18%
Midtones
32%
Darks
30%
Deep Shadows
15%
About This Piece
I currently live on top of a bar and knew I had to paint it at some point. This is that some point. I went down there and did a sketch of the scene and really enjoyed the composition and how easily it was to enter it. The bar had a distint bright red that I wanted to make sure was in the final piece. This one was a hard piece to get right. It took a while to get it to point where I was happy with it. I had to go back and add a lot more light sources than there was in real life to get the that cozy feeling I felt when I was there.
The Process

I started this painting with a bright red undercoat