I did an all-nighter to try to get this done but someone decided to wake up earlier than I expected. I spent close to 8 hours working on this from my last post.  I think I will be done in another two hours. I need to do the skin, finish the van, add more cats in the van, and clean up. I can't wait to see how this will print! 

I have worked on this for 3.5 hours from the last post.

I am working on getting better color in my work, and to help me along I have been looking at Scott Christensen's landscapes. I had one of his paintings open on my second screen and have been trying to pick the colors I see from his painting. I think this has helped out quite a bit and really like where this is going.

Here Scott Christensen's website.

www.christensenstudio.com

I want to get this piece done quickly. I have just used my color study and added a flat color over the top at about 35% opacity. I did this to unify the painting more. After this step I am going to use a texture brush and just paint on a normal layer and slowly build up paint on this underpainting.
 I'm curious how my process will change over time, so I have decided since I really like the way this painting is going I will document it here. 

Here is the color study that I will use for the finished piece.

I completed 3 color studies, which took a little under an hour to do all three.

This charming gal is taking her cats out for a stroll.

Judging from the stickers on the back of her car she must be from Utah.

Here is the final! I'll sleep on this and probably add some little things but this is the main idea. 

I'm not yet convinced if I want a quote on it or not, but it's something that can easily be removed.

I hope the kids like these. I will be changing the head for the boys, to make it more personable to them.

Anyways hope you like it.

I did a color study (bottom) on my kindle which took about 30 mins.

I have spent 2 hours on the top image. I know I would not be this far along if it were not for the color study. Looking at the colors I was able to better see what worked and what didn't, allowing me to tweak some colors to make it more harmonious. I am really happy with the way this painting is going and can't wait to finish it tomorrow.