On my easel at the moment is this one, the Work-in-Progress
The "Purple" colour is merely Background for the Oil paint, soon to be added. Then there will be Details to add and then drying time. This all takes a while to complete from idea to completed painting. I think most of the work for an oil painting goes on before paint even touches canvas.....
* Choosing a scene to paint
* Choosing a suitably sized canvas (or panel)
* Thumbnail sketches to decide on a pleasing scene
* Sketching the outline onto the canvas
* Deciding on the colours to be used:
~ Warm tones
~ Cool tones
* Mixing said colours on the palette in readiness to paint :
~ this includes the various Tones for each colour
*when all that work is done,
then comes the fun part,
Adding paint to canvas
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4 comments:
I enjoy the glimpses of the process, Ann.
I don't think I could work in oils.....my attention span is too short! LOL Can't wait to see the finished pieces. :)
It'll be nice to see the painting develop. I just know your friends will be delighted with the finished painting.
Thanks Marie, I must get round to doing a video as I work, not just photos.
Robin...that's the beauty of oils, you can do it in sections at a time 😉
Thanks Eileen....the grandmother lives near us although the family who run the Foundation live in the Snowdonia area, not too far from you I guess. They are aware I'm doing a painting, so hopefully they can either keep the painting or use it in an Auction at some time.
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