Project 2271: Sombrero 2

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Project 2271: The Painting is Complete!

December 16, 2025

The painting is complete! Thanks for following the creation process for “Sombrero 2.” The finished work has just been added to the Collector Preview Gallery.  As a subscriber to the Simonson website you have access to this gallery and a limited-time option to purchase this painting–just click on the button below.

 

Collector Preview Gallery
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Project 2271: Fifth and Final Painting Session

December 15, 2025

With the background done, I focused on the sombrero and the head for this final painting session. Pay close attention because these final touches are subtle, but they make a big difference!

 

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Project 2271: Fourth Painting Session

December 10, 2025

In this fourth painting session, I spent almost the whole time working on the background. Getting those out-of-focus palms with the sun coming through them was a real challenge, but I like what I got.

 

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Project 2271: Third Painting Session

December 9, 2025

In this session I continued blocking in colors in the background, then turned my attention to the head and face, and moved it along quite a lot.

 

 

 

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Project #2271: Second Painting Session

December 3, 2025

In this session I started adding color to both the background and the face and figure. At this stage everything is still pretty rough, but getting the main color areas laid in is vital before starting to refine things.

 

 

 

 

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Project #2271: First Painting Session

December 6, 2025

In this session, I covered the pencil sketch with an acrylic wash, then began adding the first colors to the painting.

 

 

 

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1. Project 2271: New Painting: Sombrero 2

December 5, 2025

My first sombrero painting went so well I decided it would be a practice piece for a larger painting with a similar theme. I used another artistly-produced image as the source. After transferring the image to canvas with pencil, I covered it with an acrylic wash. Tomorrow I’ll start adding some actual color.