Watch Hill Carousel Sunset Oil Painting Almost Finished- See how it progressed

Most recent photo of the Watch Hill Carousel oil painting. I have painted the foreground leaves and more architectural details to the buildings. I will continue glazing areas of the painting until I think it is finished.

I started this large 40"x 40" oil painting of the carousel or sometimes called the flying horses way back in October of last year. I often work on several paintings at once because I like to view the art over a period of time.

Here is a closeup of the people waiting in line to ride the carousel.

Refining areas in the carousel under the roof.

Still adding detail to the carousel area.

Starting to look like a sunset.

Starting to add color to the background.

The initial block in to establish the composition and values.

Update on the Watch Hill Carousel Oil Painting

I have been working on the Watch Hill, Rhode Island flying horse carousel oil painting again. This carousel is a New England favorite for so many people, it really is a beautiful spot.

I have more of a sunset glow in this shoreline painting now. If you compare my last post http://continuing-oil-painting-of-flying-horse.html on this painting you can see the difference in the colors. I have also started the foreground leaves in the lower right. I still have quite a bit of work to do in the foreground area and the carousel. I will be adding the detail under the roof of the carousel last. Remember this is a big oil painting -  4 feet by 4 feet.

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Oil Painting of the Historic Carousel in Watch Hill Rhode Island In progress - Follow Along

I have continued working on the oil painting on canvas of a view of the historic carousel in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. I have continued refining the buildings and the roof of the carousel. If you compare previous posts you can see how the painting has more and more detail. I added an earlier photo of the painting for you to see the difference.
I will be painting the foreground bushes next so check back to see how this painting of the Flying Horse Carousel progresses. This is a large canvas 40 inch by 40 inch and I have a beautiful thick gold frame for this painting.
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Continuing the Flying Horse Carousel Oil Painting - A New England historic landmark located in Watch Hill, Rhode Island

I have started painting again in the sky area of this oil on canvas of the flying horse carousel in Watch Hill, RI., a national historic landmark in New England. Working my way from the background to the foreground I am finishing the sky area first. I wanted the sunset to be more intense with a brighter reflection in the water. The setting sun is top half and just off center in the canvas. If you follow that bright area down you will see the line of people waiting to ride the carousel. This is the focal point of the painting. I had already worked out my composition before I even started painting on the canvas. This makes the painting quicker and easier when many decisions have already been worked out.


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Continuing to Paint The Flying Horse Carousel from Watch Hill, Rhode Island

I have continued painting in the initial layer of oil paint over my sketch of the flying horse carousel at Watch Hill, RI. I have started adding more detail to the carousel area and the people around it. At this point I will be going back over each area with more paint and adding more detail as I go. Check back to see my progress of this large oil painting.