So I was getting along fine, I had brought oil paints this time and I almost finished but I had to get back to the Netherlands. Another problem is that I haven’t been able to score some normal white spirit yet. Everything I have brought in America smells really nasty and gives me a bad throat ache. It must be very unhealthy 😦 The stuff I brought was expensive too! The effect is that I really can’t paint for longer than three hours, and then I need some fresh air.
So this was the start, in acrylic:
And then I painted the thunder clouds, the pegasus is going to be black
But the pegasus is only in the ground layer. So it looks a bit flat still. As per usual I got some paint from the lightning on my sleeve and smeared it over the sky. I already managed to clean that up. pffffff!
Now this is fun! I used ”auto color correction” on my photo, and this is almost how it’s supposed to look when it is finished!
I’m glad I noticed those white blotches and could remove them, imagine I noticed them only now! Anyway, it’s really funny to see what I had in mind about this painting after the ”auto adjust”! Now I will ahve to wait to really finish it until I am back in America.
Aafke.Art 
Aafke wat een prachtige pegasus, ik wacht met spanning op het vervolg…
Ik denk dat hij supergaaf gaat worden! Een meesterwerk!
🙂
Love our sketch –captures spirit of the horse.
Yes, solvents are very bothersome. I love the rich, gooeyiness and longevity of oil paints but unfortunately the solvents and turpentine just make me abit ill.
I have tried acrylic but need to add a retarder because it just dries too fast for me.
I haven’t done any painting in ages. And am just a dilettante/dabbler.