Doorway Series in Progress

I'm excited to say that my Doorway/Gateway series in in progress.  I was inspired by pictures I took in Old Town Alexandria when I was visiting recently.  The area is old, historical and so quaint.  I must say that man made structures have always posed a challenge to my painting skills, so these first two paintings are in progress.  I used acrylics as my base painting so I could work out some of the problems. Next step is to break out the oil paint and finish these up.