Grape Arbor (Oil Bar Painting as of Apr. 5, 2014)

I worked on this painting again this morning.  My reference is a photo that I took at Long Hill Gardens here in Beverly, MA. (I posted the photo here on Mar. 20.) I have working on the perspective for the grape arbor's structure.  Today I began by turning both the painting and my reference photo upside-down, and re-establishing the lines.  I think that was helpful.  Then I brightened up the green leaves.  And finally, I mixed some dark red with the blue I am using, to get the darkest value for the grapes. Then I used it to try to show relative positions in space, and I think it helped.