Donna Clair

Southwest Contemporary Artist

48″x12″ Work in Progress (underpainting) – OVERLOOK (Truchas, N.M.)

 Studio No. 717 – OVERLOOK (Truchas, New Mexico) – New 48″x12″ Original Work in Progress (Underpainting).  Color Notes: Using Grumbacher MG Fast Drying Underpainting White and Distilled Turpentine –  Sky and Snow: Paynes Grey, small amounts of Prussian Blue.  Trees:  Combinations of Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque.  Stay tuned!

CALLE DE TRUCHAS – NEW 22″X28″ Work in Progress (Glazes)

STUDIO NO. 317 – CALLE DE TRUCHAS – 22″x28″ Work in Progress (Glazes) – This phase of the painting is where I lay in the dark transparent or semi-transparent colors with fast drying oil painting medium which I mix myself.  Foreground road and adobe buildings – Burnt umber, ultramarine blue, prussian blue, burnt sienna, some […]

EL CALLE DE TRUCHAS – 22″x28″ Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 317 – EL CALLE DE TRUCHAS (Truchas, New Mexico) – New 22″x28″ Work in Progress (Underpainting) – Oil colors are mixed with MG Fast Drying Underpainting White and Distilled Turpentine.  Sky: Payne’s Grey.  Trees: burnt sienna and mars orange.  Main building: Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre.  Road: Burnt Sienna, Prussian Blue, Burnt Umber, Yellow […]

TAOS SUMMER STORM – 24″x30″ Work in Progress (Glazes)

Studio No. 417 – TAOS SUMMER STORM – 24″x30″ Work in Progress (Glazes) – Glazes are the dark transparent/semi-transparent oil colors applied over the underpainting with Overnight Glazing Medium (six ounces distilled turp., 1 oz. each of damar varnish and stand oil and 1/4 tsp. cobalt drier)  This phase of the painting sets up the […]