French Quarter Hitching Post

As in most of my most paintings in realism , objects Grab and Beg me to paint them. It all starts when  a unique composition of an object framed into my line of of sight  will first grab and hold my attention, and  asethitcally showcase it's negative space, shadows, reflected light, and highlights.
Does  this happen to you too?

A prime example of this is this New Orleans French Quarter hitching post. pressed here. Yet another of many of  in- progress paintings.
In this update I just stained -in a few touches to lightest areas.

Cafe Dumonde Napkin Sugar dispensers update

Updated reflections shadows tones and highlights and back to iconic green dining chair #Painting  #NewOrleans  #cafe #coffee #art #realism #Nola #glass  #fineart 

Cafe Dumonde Napkin and sugar Dispenser

Making  progress along the way to the napkin holder, napkins background iconic green cafe chair and sugar dispenser on the table at Cafe Du Monde .

Cafe Dumonde Sugar dispenser /Napkin holder

Cafe Dumonde Sugar dispenser /Napkin holder

In progress.
Today's pass to address my impatience to get the glass of dispenser washed down from lime to  closer to the  actual color mix of white gray green and ...even hint of pink ...tones of the #Cafedumonde sugar dispenser next to napkin holder. The multiple colors are from reflections and background backlit  sunlight illuminations.
#art #realism updated here and Twitter.com/ralphsongy

Cafe Dumonde Sugar dispenser /Napkin holder

In progress of first couple  of passes
#Cafedumonde sugar dispenser next to napkin holder. #art #realism updated here and
Twitter.com/ralphsongy

New Orleans Cafe

In progress. Sessions 8 .
Yet another quick session. Couple of more passes over the guys skin, hair. #figurative #NewOrleans #painting  #Jacksonsquare #Nola #decaturstreet #cafedumonde  #frenchquarter  

Cafe Du Monde. Paintings from New Orleans

Session 5
A few more touch ups here and there to what was already applied.
Allowed  the woman's hair to flow more naturally in front of and behind her shoulders. Defined the white lining around the cloth below the merchant's sign, and sketched in a server and applied  the first layer of paint.  #NewOrleans #painting from #Jacksonsquare crossing #decaturstreet to #cafedumonde #bigeasy #FRENCHQUARTER  http://t.co/Y1kxzHlwKF

Cafe Du Monde

Cafe Cafe Du Monde
4th session
In progress, Acrylic
painting  of view crossing
Decatur Street, approaching Cafe Du Monde,  leaving the perimeter of Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

La Crema Wine Painting, bottle glass and decanter

La Crema Wine Painting bottle glass and decanter commissioned piece,acrylic on canvas ,complete.
Feel free to contact me for commissioned piece for you.

Louisiana Blue Crab

Newest painting from New Orleans
the Louisiana blue crab.
In progress 
16 x 20 acrylic
on stretched canvas

New Orleans Cemeteries Cherub

In -progress Acrylic on canvas

New Orleans jazz player

done

Wine and Jazz paintings

Updates to Two of several in progress paintings.

Wine Painting

working the glow at the base of the decanter.

New Orleans sidewalk street sign Royal Street

My latest New Orleans landmark painting, Royal St sidewalk (banquet in New Orleans parlance)tile, street sign. Antique stores and art galleries line the French quarter section of the street, where the annual Art celebration "Dirty Linen" takes place the second Saturday of August. small. acrylic on canvas.

LE CREMA WINE PAINTING

Ended this touch up session (more to follow), by sketching in and lining up the letters on the label.

New Orleans French Quarter Royal Street Hitching Post

More dark highlights applied in this session. Acrylic on Linen Paper.

New Orleans French Quarter Hitching Post

A few more  dark and light layers stained on to the Royal Street in progress hitching post

Lecrema Wine Painting

Frequently after coming back after a break from a long  session, a fresh eye on the subject can be  very revealing. I realised with this update  I needed to spend more  time on  some reflections and highlights, to the bottle and glass rim. That's what got all my attention with this pass today.
I am becoming pleased with the on going developments following these last stages.

LeCrema Wine Bottle, Wine Glass and Decanter

On the home stretch with updates just about daily applied to this 16 x 20 canvas commissioned piece.
Once the the Decanter is complete it's on to the label, then final touch-ups.