Transportation Machines
Oil paintings and prints by Christopher Jenkins
Making a Painting
1. This sequence shows the development of the oil painting "E-L Power" The first major step is completion of a pencil sketch with basic shading. It required a few preliminary sketches before I was satisfied with the arrangement.
4. Here I have begun building detail on the water and sanding towers. Basic shading is in place on the locomotives.
More of the caboose is complete.
More of the caboose is complete.
7. More details, adjustments to the sunlit areas and sky.
3. The basic shapes are blocked in. I began with the idea that the water tank would be steel, as shown in the pencil sketch.
6. Detail is gradually added to the locomotives and caboose.
9. Nearing completion with a few corrections to follow. Please check back. I'll post the final result in a few weeks.
2. I show the outline of the major shapes on canvas. I use vine charcoal to make these markings. I don't make additional drawings on the canvas, and I use my sketch as reference.
5. The basic locomotive colors are roughed in. The locomotives will have the original Erie Lackawanna paint scheme, while the caboose will remain in Erie paint.
8. Continued detailing, darker grays and blacks added.
