HARVEST MOON RISING – 30″x40″ Work in Progress (The Glazes)

STUDIO NO. 2113 – HARVEST MOON RISING – 30″x40″ Work in Progress (The Glazes) – Glazes are transparent or semi-transparent colors thinned with painting medium and worked into the underpainting.  Trees:  Combinations of Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna and Cadmium Red.  Sky:  Ultramarine Blue, Violet Lake, Thalo Red Rose and […]

HARVEST MOON RISING – NEW 30″x40″ Work in Progress (Underpainting)

HARVEST MOON RISING –  30″x40″ work in Progress (Underpainting) – Original Oil on Canvas.  Trees:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Yellow Ochre, Prussian Blue.  Sky:  Ultramarine Blue; Cadmium Yellow, Thalo Red Rose, Cadmium Red.  Earth:  Mixed all colors together to get a wonderful “mud”.   All colors mixed with Grumbacher MG White and thinned with turpentine.

TAOS SUNRISE – 36″x36″ Work in Progress (Opaque Colors)

  STUDIO NO. 2013 – TAOS SUNRISE – 36″x36″ Work in Progress (Opaque Colors) – Worked on this canvas all week and dropped the idea of using only five colors.  Added Cadmium Yellow Light to the area where the sun is rising and will add some dry brush Holbein Rose Grey to the sky next […]

TAOS SUNRISE – Work in Progress – the Middle Tones.

10/31/13 – Second day of work on this canvas – “Scumbled” (rubbed in) colors in all combinations.  Laid in branches with combination of Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, and Prussian Blue.  Concentrating intense light in one area.  Let dry for a day or so…..Stay Tuned!

36″x36″ Work in Progress – TAOS SUNRISE (Underpainting)

STUDIO #2013 – TAOS SUNRISE, Work in Progress (Underpainting) – On Toned Ground:  Whole canvas is covered with mixture of gesso and Payne’s Grey.  Allowed to Dry.  Loose sketch:  Darks – Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber – some Prussian Blue.  To lighten add MG Underpainting white.  Light areas:  Yellow Ochre Pale and Grumbacher’s MG Underpainting White.