This was a dream to paint...I used a palette of cad yellow med, vermilion red, turquoise blue, sap green, and alizarin crimson, titanium white with naples yellow added.
This oil painting is 6x6 inches on Gessobord.....finally getting back to painting after the loss of my dog. It just takes time!! Wishing you all a joyous season as we go through the coming days....
I painted this image the other day and felt that I could do better....6"x 6" Gessobord...this is an image painted from the photograph of Els Manning ...... I am happy with this painting....the 1st painting of 'Shadow Rose' was one that I went back into and it never really works to do that. I think that my color choices are much better in this version....I also slowed way down with purpose.
I am going through a file of pictures that I have been wanting to paint and now I am gaining confidence that I can do them justice. I have finally had someone teach me how to layout a painting in incremental steps that make huge sense. I love it!! One of the things that I have found out is to spread a very thin coat of linseed oil on the canvas or board or for that matter paper in the beginning. This allows the paint to move easily on the surface. I am also learning more about grays and how to bend the color as Lori Putnam explains in her DVD. The information in both of these courses together provide great clarity.
I am learning how to use paint.net and hope that I am understanding...anyway this is an painting that I painted today....love what I am learning!! I also bought bristle brushes which make a big difference in how the paint handles. There are places and reasons to use synthetic brushes...they make a very chiseled application of paint whereas a bristle brush is soft and gives a soft diffused edge.
I am pleased with this and the way that it turned out. I bought a new DVD and man is it good....I will post a little more about this in a couple of hours.
What drew me to want to paint this particular still life was the lemongrass body crème and the silver and gold nail polish. I then added the loose powder which became the focus of the painting. In this painting I wanted to use shades of gray and achieve as subtle color as I possibly could; thereby still having plenty of color and light. I worked this painting perhaps more than I desired, but I think it still has a fresh quality to it. I realize that the initial layout of a painting is crucial and an area where I need tons of work. I don't know why it is such a challenge for me. I need to get away of thinking object and concentrate more on shapes in the beginning. Anybody have any helpful suggestions?
Oh these were fun to paint. I am still gleaning a great deal of information from my Putnam DVD and this prompted me to work on this painting quickly and decisively. I sometimes get lost in the desire to paint every little thing and so my quest is to leave a little bit more to the imagination of the viewer. I felt that this painting was successful in that area. I did a thumbnail sketch which is something that is stressed in her book and DVD. It just helps to get a desirable Notan down before painting. I feel that I am learning a lot even if I walk backwards sometimes. (As in yesterday's painting)
I have had this gorgeous little cast iron lantern for sometime and finally painted it. I lit the candle inside to show its beautiful light. I chose an under painting in pink and used a white background and it was just washed out. I decided to use this grayed violet to emphasis the yellow green of the lantern. Thanks, Sue....you were one hundred percent right! Thank you!!!!
My latest Thrift Store find. These great red shoes are also very comfortable! Enjoyed painting them even though it was a challenge to get the harmony just right. I chose Cad Red Deep, Cad Yellow Deep, Ultra Blue, and Permanent Green Deep along with Titanium White. Kind of strange palette. I like the results. Oh and I did add a little bit of Violet. The drawing part was the key to its success and I had to work mightily to achieve it!! Perseverance.......
I love painting grapes and cherries....I have learned so much from the DVD in many different aspects of painting. I think that books are fine, but to actually watch someone paint is a entirely different experience. Valuable!!!
This little painting is the DPW pick of the day!! The painting is 6"x 6" on a stretched canvas. I tried some new things in this painting. I quieted the background brushwork and added warmth to the foreground. I wanted to capture the glow of the fruit and amplified the color.
An autumn leaf that I found on my walk today. With this painting I tried to stay very connected with where I was laying my brush stokes and the value and color I was using. For some reason I am beginning to feel very connected with my own style and painting procedure. I know that this sounds rather crazy since have been painting for some time now. The one thing that I was aware of today was value relationships. I worked very hard to lay the correct tones in without too much editing. I did end up wiping out whole areas and starting over several times. I keep thinking about the avoidance of petting the paint. Gosh that makes so much sense.
While I was looking through my reference photos this morning these pretty red tulips caught my eye. What I learned from my abstract work is still with me. I have to admit that I love painting images as well. I feel that working abstractly forces you to work quickly and with energy. I began to tighten up and wiped off a couple of times. Then I used my red viewfinder to correct values and my mirror to really size up the composition. Then drawing a deep breath I dove in.......