I need to start painting a lot more larger studio pieces to have enough for my show in September. My production of these larger pieces is a very slow and sometimes painful process. My first attempt ended in (tragedy) the demise of a painting before its time. This painting was started on top of the over painted corpse of its predecessor.
I have not used any white yet. This should help me keep the colors from getting chalky or pasty looking. The lightest color is a mix of Naples Yellow and a touch of burnt umber.
Here, I have started adding white. The thickest paint is on the tangerine and pear and the highlights on the vase. The rest is thin and scrumbled or lightly brushed on.
click on the picture to enlarge the imageWORK IN PROGRESS
12" x 16"
oil on canvas
Sorry about the glare folks. To me this has a little hint of Van Gogh again. Vincent's spirit must be hanging around the studio.
The vase has a pretty design on it which I still need to paint and the background needs a little softening and atmosphere. The cloth, maybe a few strokes to add detail to the fabric. That's not a bad experiment to see how long it takes to do a larger piece. This took about 4 hours to get it this far. 12"x16" may not seem that large but I have been very comfortable painting my 6"x6" panels. Time to break out of the comfort zone!
1 comment:
Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. I have the unfortuate habit of wanting to bring in my highlights much to early. This posting is a good reminder to be patient
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