{"id":1183,"date":"2007-12-31T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2023-02-21T00:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T00:07:30","slug":"tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial &#8220;Lakeside Path&#8221; by John O&#8217;Keefe Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-LARGE.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path by John O'Keefe Jr.\" width=\"500\" height=\"440\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This was my third oil painting. I was still uncomfortable with the idea of creating my composition, so I continued to study the works of other artists and test my ability to duplicate their paintings with a reasonable amount of accuracy. This painting was copied from a painting by Eduard Boehm, a 19th-century Austrian artist. I do not know Eduard&#8217;s title or the date he painted it. Please enjoy my tutorial&nbsp;\u201c<em>Lakeside Path<\/em>\u201c&nbsp;by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Composition and Materials \u2013<em> \u201cLakeside Path\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-eduard-boehm-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path by John O'Keefe Jr., Reference painting by Eduard Boehm\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Painting by&nbsp;Eduard Boehm<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Support:<\/strong>&nbsp;Pre-Stretched &amp; Mounted&nbsp;Medium Textured Cotton Canvas&nbsp;(Acrylic Primed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong>&nbsp;11 x 14 inch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medium:<\/strong>&nbsp;Winsor &amp; Newton Winton&nbsp;Student Grade Oil Paints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong>&nbsp;Winsor &amp; Newton Dammar varnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Step-By-Step \u2013 <em>\u201cLakeside Path\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-6 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 1\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>The clouds came first, followed by a rough outline of the distant mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-9 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 2\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>More refinements to the clouds. Added details to the distant mountains. I blocked the land mass to the right, along with the waterway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-12 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 3\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>Using my computer, I blocked in the left foreground. I did this to visualize how my next steps would look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-15 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-4.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 4\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>First, I added detail to the right-side landmass and reflections to the waterway. For the&nbsp;under-painting, visible on the left, I used raw umber and blocked in the general landmass features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 5<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-18 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-5.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 5\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>Starting with the distant tree line on the left side, I added darker colors to become my shadows. I then added more detail to the landmass on the right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 6<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-21 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-6.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 6\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>Again, using the darker colors that would be the basis for my shadows, I began to add more detail to the left-side land areas. The path has also been blocked-in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 7<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-24 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-7.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 7\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>I started adding highlights to the distant tree line and land areas, followed by the row of tree trunks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 8<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-27 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-8.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 8\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>I started adding light green tones and the grass along the shoreline. Then I blocked in a dead tree trunk and rock to the front left. Also, I highlighted the path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Day 9<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-30 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-DAY-9.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path - Day 9\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p>Lastly, I added all the fine details. I finished the foreground shrubs, path, and rocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Finished Painting  \u2013 <em>\u201cLakeside Path\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-LARGE-FRAMED.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path by John O'Keefe Jr., Framed\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/tutorials\/oil-painting-LPath\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-LARGE-DISPLAYED.jpg\" alt=\"Lakeside Path by John O'Keefe Jr., Displayed\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoyed my tutorial<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/#lakeside-path\">&#8220;Lakeside Path&#8221;<\/a><\/em> by John O&#8217;Keefe Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was my third oil painting. I was still uncomfortable with the idea of creating my composition, so I continued to study the works of other artists and test my ability to duplicate their paintings with a reasonable amount of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[72],"tags":[211,86,210,212],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tutorial &quot;Lakeside Path&quot; by John O&#039;Keefe Jr.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This was my third oil painting copied from Eduard Boehm. Please enjoy my tutorial\u00a0\u201cLakeside Path\u201c\u00a0by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tutorial &quot;Lakeside Path&quot; by John O&#039;Keefe Jr.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This was my third oil painting copied from Eduard Boehm. Please enjoy my tutorial\u00a0\u201cLakeside Path\u201c\u00a0by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Landscape Oil Painter John O&#039;Keefe Jr&#039;s Artist Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.okeefe.jr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.okeefe.jr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-12-31T15:39:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-21T00:07:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-image-src.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John O&#039;Keefe Jr.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/okeefe_arts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@okeefe_arts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John O'Keefe Jr.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John O'Keefe Jr.\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9\"},\"headline\":\"Tutorial &#8220;Lakeside Path&#8221; by John O&#8217;Keefe Jr.\",\"datePublished\":\"2007-12-31T15:39:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-21T00:07:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\"},\"wordCount\":372,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9\"},\"keywords\":[\"eduard boehm\",\"john o&#039;keefe jr\",\"oil painting tutorial\",\"step by step tutorial\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Oil Painting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\",\"name\":\"Tutorial \\\"Lakeside Path\\\" by John O'Keefe Jr.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-12-31T15:39:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-21T00:07:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"This was my third oil painting copied from Eduard Boehm. Please enjoy my tutorial\u00a0\u201cLakeside Path\u201c\u00a0by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tutorial &#8220;Lakeside Path&#8221; by John O&#8217;Keefe Jr.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Landscape Oil Painter John O&#039;Keefe Jr&#039;s Artist Blog\",\"description\":\"Landscape Oil Painter John O&#039;Keefe Jr&#039;s Artist Blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9\",\"name\":\"John O'Keefe Jr.\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/john-okeefe-jr-index-header-graphic-2x.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/john-okeefe-jr-index-header-graphic-2x.jpg\",\"width\":350,\"height\":428,\"caption\":\"John O'Keefe Jr.\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Hello, My name is John O'Keefe Jr. I was born and raised in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA, where I raised my family with my wife, Jennifer. While I am comfortable working in most mediums, I specialize in landscape oil painting, similar to the famous Hudson River School and Victorian-era artists. ART IN MY EARLY LIFE Like every other artist, I have loved viewing and creating art for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always drew with pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, and just about every medium I could get my hands on. I received formal art training during my primary school years. When attending elementary school, I received specialized training at the Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. The first formal recognition of my artistic ability happened in elementary school when I won an award, placing me in the top five of a statewide student art competition. During my middle school years, I was invited to attend college-level art classes one day a week at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Also, during this time, I studied watercolor painting with Connecticut artist Kathy Singer. However, my most beloved art teacher was my Aunt Ann Fucich, who instilled in me a love of art when I was a small child. John O'Keefe posing with a drawing outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 7 Years Old. (My Aunt Ann Fucich took pictures) My love for art led me to seek a career in mechanical drafting. As new technologies emerged, I advanced to more sophisticated 3D CAD modeling systems, new product development, and, eventually, project management. Throughout the years, I completed many university courses and job-specific training to advance my mechanical design\/engineering career. Even though my work was very technical, an artistic element was involved in designing new products and the associated documentation processes. My love for creating art did not stop at drawing and painting. As a teenager, I started pursuing musical skills. My first love is the guitar, and I ran a small recording studio out of my home for a time while also playing guitar in a few bands. The computer soon became another outlet for creating art. With my computer skills and 3D modeling experience, I began to develop a sophisticated DC-9-41 add-on cockpit package for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project focused on the Scandinavian Airline Service (SAS) DC-9 airplane OY-KGR. There was extensive programming and many computer-generated renderings and image files assembled in real-time when the game was running, giving the person playing the experience of sitting in a real DC-9 cockpit. A RENEWED LOVE OF ART In 2007 my wife, Jennifer, rekindled my zeal for drawing and painting. Her encouragement and support motivated me to create O'Keefe Arts and take up oil painting as a professional artist. Jennifer also enjoys creating art, and we are working together to promote the business and my paintings because of our shared love of art. I sell original works, accept commission work to create custom landscape paintings, and offer a variety of high-quality pigment prints, i.e., Giclee, reproductions of my artwork. (Websites: www.okeefe-arts.com and www.johnokeefe.net) John and Jennifer O'Keefe outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was thirty-seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 37 Years Old. My paintings have been well received in the art community, allowing my works to be displayed in prestigious exhibitions and art shows. In my home state of Connecticut, the Lyme Art Gallery, Mystic Arts Center, Cate Charles Gallery, and the Mill House Gallery have exhibited my artwork. My paintings have won awards, and I have been a featured artist in a group exhibition at the Lyme Art Association's \\\"17th Annual Associate Artists Exhibit\\\". In April of 2009, I was elected onto the board of directors of the Cheshire Art League in Cheshire, Connecticut, and I created and managed the league's website until the fall of 2011. Organizations that I belong to are Oil Painters of America, Lyme Art Association, The Salmagundi Club of New York City, Mystic Arts Association, Cheshire Art League (until 2011), and Landscape Artists International. In 2012, Jennifer and I created Painting Frames Plus, where people can purchase high-quality reproduction painting frames. (Website: www.paintingframesplus.com)\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.okeefe.jr\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/okeefejr.john\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-o-keefe-jr-558a725\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/jjjdokeefe\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/okeefe_arts\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUT9fuR2k5CGfpSKGYGJU1Q\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/author\/johnokeefe\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tutorial \"Lakeside Path\" by John O'Keefe Jr.","description":"This was my third oil painting copied from Eduard Boehm. Please enjoy my tutorial\u00a0\u201cLakeside Path\u201c\u00a0by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tutorial \"Lakeside Path\" by John O'Keefe Jr.","og_description":"This was my third oil painting copied from Eduard Boehm. Please enjoy my tutorial\u00a0\u201cLakeside Path\u201c\u00a0by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/","og_site_name":"Landscape Oil Painter John O&#039;Keefe Jr&#039;s Artist Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.okeefe.jr","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.okeefe.jr","article_published_time":"2007-12-31T15:39:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-21T00:07:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":250,"height":250,"url":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/okeefe-arts-tutorials-john-okeefe-jr-lakeside-path-image-src.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John O'Keefe Jr.","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/okeefe_arts","twitter_site":"@okeefe_arts","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John O'Keefe Jr.","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/"},"author":{"name":"John O'Keefe Jr.","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9"},"headline":"Tutorial &#8220;Lakeside Path&#8221; by John O&#8217;Keefe Jr.","datePublished":"2007-12-31T15:39:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-21T00:07:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/"},"wordCount":372,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9"},"keywords":["eduard boehm","john o&#039;keefe jr","oil painting tutorial","step by step tutorial"],"articleSection":["Oil Painting"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/","url":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/","name":"Tutorial \"Lakeside Path\" by John O'Keefe Jr.","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2007-12-31T15:39:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-21T00:07:30+00:00","description":"This was my third oil painting copied from Eduard Boehm. Please enjoy my tutorial\u00a0\u201cLakeside Path\u201c\u00a0by John O\u2019Keefe Jr.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/tutorial-lakeside-path-by-john-okeefe-jr\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tutorial &#8220;Lakeside Path&#8221; by John O&#8217;Keefe Jr."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/","name":"Landscape Oil Painter John O&#039;Keefe Jr&#039;s Artist Blog","description":"Landscape Oil Painter John O&#039;Keefe Jr&#039;s Artist Blog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4defcdd45ac170fecd56c18a777d2ec9","name":"John O'Keefe Jr.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/john-okeefe-jr-index-header-graphic-2x.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/john-okeefe-jr-index-header-graphic-2x.jpg","width":350,"height":428,"caption":"John O'Keefe Jr."},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Hello, My name is John O'Keefe Jr. I was born and raised in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA, where I raised my family with my wife, Jennifer. While I am comfortable working in most mediums, I specialize in landscape oil painting, similar to the famous Hudson River School and Victorian-era artists. ART IN MY EARLY LIFE Like every other artist, I have loved viewing and creating art for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always drew with pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, and just about every medium I could get my hands on. I received formal art training during my primary school years. When attending elementary school, I received specialized training at the Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. The first formal recognition of my artistic ability happened in elementary school when I won an award, placing me in the top five of a statewide student art competition. During my middle school years, I was invited to attend college-level art classes one day a week at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Also, during this time, I studied watercolor painting with Connecticut artist Kathy Singer. However, my most beloved art teacher was my Aunt Ann Fucich, who instilled in me a love of art when I was a small child. John O'Keefe posing with a drawing outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 7 Years Old. (My Aunt Ann Fucich took pictures) My love for art led me to seek a career in mechanical drafting. As new technologies emerged, I advanced to more sophisticated 3D CAD modeling systems, new product development, and, eventually, project management. Throughout the years, I completed many university courses and job-specific training to advance my mechanical design\/engineering career. Even though my work was very technical, an artistic element was involved in designing new products and the associated documentation processes. My love for creating art did not stop at drawing and painting. As a teenager, I started pursuing musical skills. My first love is the guitar, and I ran a small recording studio out of my home for a time while also playing guitar in a few bands. The computer soon became another outlet for creating art. With my computer skills and 3D modeling experience, I began to develop a sophisticated DC-9-41 add-on cockpit package for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project focused on the Scandinavian Airline Service (SAS) DC-9 airplane OY-KGR. There was extensive programming and many computer-generated renderings and image files assembled in real-time when the game was running, giving the person playing the experience of sitting in a real DC-9 cockpit. A RENEWED LOVE OF ART In 2007 my wife, Jennifer, rekindled my zeal for drawing and painting. Her encouragement and support motivated me to create O'Keefe Arts and take up oil painting as a professional artist. Jennifer also enjoys creating art, and we are working together to promote the business and my paintings because of our shared love of art. I sell original works, accept commission work to create custom landscape paintings, and offer a variety of high-quality pigment prints, i.e., Giclee, reproductions of my artwork. (Websites: www.okeefe-arts.com and www.johnokeefe.net) John and Jennifer O'Keefe outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was thirty-seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 37 Years Old. My paintings have been well received in the art community, allowing my works to be displayed in prestigious exhibitions and art shows. In my home state of Connecticut, the Lyme Art Gallery, Mystic Arts Center, Cate Charles Gallery, and the Mill House Gallery have exhibited my artwork. My paintings have won awards, and I have been a featured artist in a group exhibition at the Lyme Art Association's \"17th Annual Associate Artists Exhibit\". In April of 2009, I was elected onto the board of directors of the Cheshire Art League in Cheshire, Connecticut, and I created and managed the league's website until the fall of 2011. Organizations that I belong to are Oil Painters of America, Lyme Art Association, The Salmagundi Club of New York City, Mystic Arts Association, Cheshire Art League (until 2011), and Landscape Artists International. In 2012, Jennifer and I created Painting Frames Plus, where people can purchase high-quality reproduction painting frames. (Website: www.paintingframesplus.com)","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.okeefe.jr","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/okeefejr.john\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-o-keefe-jr-558a725\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/jjjdokeefe\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/okeefe_arts","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUT9fuR2k5CGfpSKGYGJU1Q"],"url":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/author\/johnokeefe\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1517,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183\/revisions\/1517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}