This is in oil, on an 18 by 24 inch canvas.

Here are the notes I took while painting this painting.
For the first session, the under-painting, I used transparent oxide brown, a warm brown, for the shadows and van dyke brown, a cool brown, for the light areas. I also went in with some terra rosa.
For session three, I added some cool colors to my light areas. I'm realizing, however, that my warm shadows are too warm, and it is kind of throwing the painting off a bit. I don't want to mess up my detail to fix it. Perhaps, I can go in with a glaze and cool things off a bit, and it is just a little bit. That is my plan for session four. I always agonize over little details like this.
Session 4 was a long session, about 5 or six hours, twice as long as I usually spend. The painting is almost done.
If you want to check out the progress over time, check out the links below:
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Final
1 comment:
I love seeing the evolution of your paintings, David. Your blog is great! I am now following, and looking forward to seeing your newest post :-)
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