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Dear Subscribers,
Greetings!
First up, a new miniature painting. These smaller ones tend to go
quickly, which is a nice shift from the larger pieces. Here's the
setup. In reality, not too exciting. But I'm already imagining how I
want to exaggerate the refracted red light within the glass and bring
out the textures and colors of the hammer:
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First stage. I block in the shapes of darks with umber paint:
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Next stage. Into color. For this painting I'm using Winsor & Newton
Griffin (their fast-drying alkyd line):
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Next stage:
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The easel is an Edge Pro Gear Paintbook. Great portable easel:
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Refining. I pump up the refracted red light. I start adding blue/green
notes to help set off the red:
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And the finished mini painting, "Hammerhead" (6x6, $1100):
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Next. I just finished the following still life. It was painted
completely from imagination, which is an interesting challenge. It
really makes me think about what I do or don't know--or think I
know--about light and shapes and materials. I'm going to start doing
this more often. It will remind me to more keenly observe (and remember
these observations) when I'm painting from a real setup.
First stage. Block in with umber. My primary goal is to create focus on
an interesting dark vessel against light background. I establish a
consistent light source angle with my shadows and highlights.
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Next stage. I start painting directly with the knife, covering ground
quickly to get a feel for the primary relationship of dark against
light:
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Next stage. I'm creating different grays with a balance of ultramarine
blue, raw umber, ivory black, titanium white:
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Next stage. I am most concerned with color in the focal vessel, and so
for the time being I am ignoring the potential colors in the supporting
elements:
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Next stage. Now that the panel is totally covered with paint, I'm
starting to get a feel for the composition:
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Next stage. I've pushed the cool colors in the vessel, so I begin to
place restrained complimentary warm colors as a common thread in the
fruit:
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Next stage:
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Next stage. The freedom of painting from imagination. I want a heavy,
solid, and interesting base for the objects. I begin to explore this,
adding some interest and balance to the painting:
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Next stage. Refining and adding details:
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And the finished small painting, "Vanguard" (8x10, $1600):
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For access to the full high-res image, go here
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Details:
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JUST SOLD:
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
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Thank you for reading! See you in a month-ish. -David
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