Commissioned Painting "Fly Fishing in the Rockies" by Southern California Palette Knife Artist Garry Abel

11" x 14" Oil on Canvas

Commissioned Painting SOLD

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Garry is a permanent artist at the Cove Gallery in Laguna Beach California. www.covegallerylaguna.com

Commission Accomplished by Pamela Blaies

Afternoon Exploring

Commissioned Oil Painting

24" x 36"

Since I have been blogging about my process throughout this commission, I thought it only fair to share the finished painting. I can't wait to unveil it to the precious family who commissioned this project - what fun!

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Commission Prep Progress

Color Study for Commission

10" x 15"

This commissioned project is fun. I've been pretty busy this month preparing for some upcoming exhibits, so I haven't been able to focus on it like I've wanted. But doing a little work at a time is actually working out a little better. I've done more pencil sketches than I usually do for a commission, and the extra time passing by has given my mind the opportunity to do some extra processing. A color study is a small, quick painting that focuses on the color composition and not the details. Here is the most recent color study for this project. It is definitely not a finished product, however, I couldn't resist giving some detail to the beautiful little girl backlit with sunlight through her white dress.

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Commission Prep Fun by Pamela Blaies

Quick Study for Commission

10" x 15"

This week, I've begun a commissioned project I am very excited about. I've been working with pictures of the children, doing tons of sketches to get to know their gestures and expressions. I haven't settled on a composition yet, but today I did a quick color study with one composition I have in mind. I can see many views of my backyard from my studio and I was able to reference parts of my yard to make a luscious garden setting.

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