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Portrait painting 101, class demos and palette notes
Enjoyed a wonderful first class yesterday, its so exciting to be back in the studio with students after the break. Here are the demos and palette notes from portrait painting 101. Palette for the...
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Process: self portrait in electric light
Self portrait process, yellow-orange light, 8"x10", oil on canvas.
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Three painters on my mind
Still life painters and paintings on my mind. Below are some images I pulled to look over with my students: When looking up Dianna Armfield at Browse & Darby I was delighted to find Anthony Eyton...
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Portrait Sketch with thumbnails and stages
Demos from studio painting class. Thumbnail sketches, charcoal composition map and a couple of stages.
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Books on Perception and Re-presenting
Last week in class I fond myself explaining why I would move an object up and to the left and light it on the right. Also a student asked why I made the choice to soften the contrast with some stripes...
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From Fort Wetherill
From last week's class at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown. Below are thumbnail sketches and a value study.
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Westport lane with palette and process shots
Thumbnail sketches and a thumbnail value study--Oh look, with actual thumb!
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From the archives figure on the beach
I pulled this file out to share with my oil painting students for sketching figures on the spot, to demonstrate finding the simple shapes, colors and lights and darks on the form while painting en...
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Palette
My typical palette. The yellows are repeated on the lower right for mixing greens. I keep the front of the palette clear of paint so I am not reaching over it.
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