Balloon Painting

This painting is already finished, but I wanted to show you  the day by day progress.

A client wanted a simple 8x10" rendition of my poster for the 2012 Balloon Fiesta.

And he wanted it "old school" as in acrylic with lines.

I started off by toning the canvas with my usual burnt sienna and red.

I sketched a lose composition to get the main components in place.

As you can see, my balloons are not really balloon-shaped, at this point.

Well, sort of.

I will post the finished painting tomorrow.

Oh, and I broke in the kitchen on Sunday by making enchiladas for a crowd of about 25.

It was fantastic!