One of my favorites to paint are desert succulents. In this study we will take a pair of complementary colors (directly across each other on the color wheel), and mix a palette using those hues with a variety of values, including greys. First we will spot light the cactus to better see the individual forms. … More Color Fundamentals/Oil, 1.2
In this series of Color Fundamentals we are going to explore how to use color harmonies in a similar way to those we used with colored pencil and pastel. Each lesson will explain how to create a form in space using oil paint, and a selected harmony. Harmonies will show increasingly complex mixtures of colors … More Color Fundamentals/Oil, 1.1
This alla prima study will be done all in one session, about 2 1/2 hours long, using the first color harmony study in this series. Monochromatic harmony, means a color selection of only one hue, in this case, blue. We are painting blue water in a textured glass, using (cerulean) blue. It is toned more … More Color Studies for Painters 1.1; Monochromatic Harmony
This post comes slightly out of sequence with the others, but was a valuable lesson in drawing orchids in pastel. Just a little catch up with some of the later classes taught earlier in the summer. There is a lovely delicacy and freshness to the structure of the orchid, a structure that lends itself to … More Drawing With Color 2.4
This is the second project my Intro to Oil Painting students do, on an 11 x 16″ canvas, using a limited palette and an animal skull as still life. Strong spot light is used, with a darkened space (black box) in which to place the object so that we can see better contrast. Initially, a … More Animal Skull
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