Colonel Lucius Fairchild

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Another quickie update. i'm still just blocking in the elements of the painting. I still have a little ways to go to establish the values. I'm now a little further along with the painting and have the tent and camp chair blocked in.
 

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Great work Gary. We're all very excited about this work. Can't wait to see the finished piece. I hope we can have the original at the Atlanta Show as part of the APG display.
 
Gary,
It is amazing.
I wouldt i could paint like this. Are you painting in aquarel or gouache??
When it is aquarel i can only say that you managed this difficult kind of painting awesome.

marc
 
Marc, Thank you. It's done in acrylics. I still may use some gouache but the painting will most likely be done completely in acrylics.~Gary
 
Rafa, Thank you, but no I'm not. Aside from admiring his ability as a historical artist, admiration is about as close as I'll ever get.~Gary
 
Another quikie update. still blocking colors in. The initial layer of blue represents the midtone of the uniform.~Gary
 

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Here's another update. I think I'm about done on the tents. I colored the main one about 4-5 different ways it seems. The contrasts are not as sharp in person. I blocked in the backedground figures and the trick is to keep them simple. The big tree was fun to do also. I played around with that a lot too. The next step is to add a lot of various colored blades of grass and some stones and what not in the dirt.
 

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A little more progress puts me a little closer to actually painting Fairchild. The soldiers playing cards are about done. I may do a little more shading, although I think it best to keep distant figures simple. Notice the smoking cap worn by the player on the left. I have a little more detailing to do on the grass, stones, etc.
 

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