# Stairway to winnings **URL:** \ **Category:** Work-in-Progress Gallery\ **Created:** [March 27, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318 "2017-03-27T21:36:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/1 "2017-03-27T21:36:45Z")
About 2/3 of the way through my underpainting of my next painting. This will be monochrome when done too. Doing a slightly rougher underpainting as want to have decent guides in places for tackling the dollar to a decent finish. the b/w of the note will alter to have a range of tones in the finished piece. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/eaabe64ecc3d9dc4bc85eb6c03ab5752eefd0712.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/2 "2017-03-28T13:14:05Z")
SO awesome to see this unfold John!!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/3 "2017-03-28T13:42:31Z")
Thankyou Anthony. For both your unwavering support and generous advice as I wind myself through self doubt with each piece haha. I will get confident one day, honest. ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/4 "2017-03-28T22:32:32Z")
Glass done. Will upload next pic 1st layer (underpainting) complete. Dice,soldiers and George to do first šŸ™‚ ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/15c7e8c42a68df51d9b6859bca614b505b2f6af1.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/5 "2017-03-30T15:08:33Z")
So awesome to be able to see these progress shots. Thanks John! (Looks great too!!!) ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/6 "2017-03-30T21:38:53Z")
Today put in the dice (well two of them and made a start of one of the soldiers (which will be refined more second layer) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/f35de1d54c03290f8bc38c938c6f5b1266efbe79.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![nancifrance](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/nancifrance/32/253_2.png) [@nancifrance](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/nancifrance)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/7 "2017-04-02T16:48:05Z")
That looks awesome John!!! ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/8 "2017-04-02T17:04:38Z")
thankyou very much. A long way to go but happy so far šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/9 "2017-04-03T18:03:40Z")
Bit more progress another transparent dice and marine now fully dressed. Tomorrow is last dice and left marine leaving me rest of week to concentrate on president. Also want to do another graphite sketch by end of week. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/224898e2fa3484fa3e87313803fcb178a2a33080.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nancifrance](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/nancifrance/32/253_2.png) [@nancifrance](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/nancifrance)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/10 "2017-04-04T14:34:24Z")
Looks great!!! Yourā€™e killing itšŸ˜ And I love your website on bottom!! Very coolšŸ•¶ ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/11 "2017-04-04T21:16:15Z")
Thanks very much. Stressed out a bit with it today, I always have an emotional rollercoaster with every painting. Hehe yeah I put the website on there so when I upload my WIP pics to instagram hopefully some people may be intrigued and have a look at the site. Iā€™m trying to get myself out there a bit more. Not really into the marketing side but a necessary evil I need to embrace to try to make a go of it. ---
**Author:** ![nancifrance](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/nancifrance/32/253_2.png) [@nancifrance](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/nancifrance)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/12 "2017-04-04T22:22:41Z")
Ha I know that feeling of not wanting to market but Iā€™m becoming much better at being more consistent. It takes you away from painting for sure but if youā€™re not out there, no one knows about you! I get excited when I start a new painting but I have to gear up for it lol. What we do is very difficult and energy draining mind and body. I never take a day off but I need to just chill sometimes:-). ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/13 "2017-04-04T22:53:02Z")
Thought I better as currently no gallery representation so no paintings ā€˜out thereā€™. Hopefully when I complete these two ā€œlife is a gambleā€ paintings I will then have 3 in a series and finish of 2 new York pieces which will give me 5 in the ā€œnew York seriesā€ Iā€™ll be able to approach a good gallery showing a level of consistency in my work that hopefully they see a commercially viable. If not may be a return to software engineering :-/ eughhh ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/14 "2017-04-10T16:44:11Z")
First layer done. Refine in next layer. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/6e9b6694deff3eefab3da1e89bf3aecd81dc374f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/15 "2017-04-10T16:46:02Z")
Really impressive John!!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/16 "2017-04-10T17:00:22Z")
Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/17 "2017-04-11T12:15:01Z")
Early days but thought Iā€™d see what it looked like in frame. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/733c8d87349649fb37772d8218ae668b01d6258d.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/bert/32/419_2.png) [@Bert](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/Bert)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/18 "2017-04-11T16:59:42Z")
I need a dollar, a dollar is what I need! Looking great, John! ---
**Author:** ![nancifrance](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/nancifrance/32/253_2.png) [@nancifrance](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/nancifrance)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/19 "2017-04-29T01:40:24Z")
That came out killer John!!! ---
**Author:** ![JohnLivesey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/johnlivesey/32/172_2.png) [@JohnLivesey](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/JohnLivesey)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318/20 "2017-04-29T12:37:57Z")
Thankyou this is just first layer though. Was seeing what it looked like in planned frame. Be refining soon in second layer and possible 3rd. [Next page](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stairway-to-winnings/318.md?page=2)