Anyways here is the process using a painting by Thayer as a jumping off point. The finished piece is on ebay auction this week. To Visit my Ebay Gallery.... CLICK HERE
Welcome to my blog where I post recent photos of my work and journal about my life as an artist. I live and work in Tulsa Oklahoma. It is from my early life in the mountains that I developed a love of the natural world which now includes vast prairies and endless skies. To contact me about a purchase all in lowercase letters you can write me at margee And then my last name @Gmail. Opening the web version of this blog gives the opportunity to purchase any of my how to books/videos, etc..
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Portrait
My adult class wanted to learn some techniques to do a portrait in oil so I lead them through a step by step method used by the old masters. First a wash of burnt umber, then a sketch in burnt umber w shadows, lights... like a sepia toned old photo. Next a spray of damar retouch varnish, after it dries apply a transparent layer of skin tone, sky, grass etc. Last step is opeque paint. or maybe one more step... you can apply another glazing coat on the final piece to give warmth to the cheeks for instance.
Anyways here is the process using a painting by Thayer as a jumping off point. The finished piece is on ebay auction this week. To Visit my Ebay Gallery.... CLICK HERE
Anyways here is the process using a painting by Thayer as a jumping off point. The finished piece is on ebay auction this week. To Visit my Ebay Gallery.... CLICK HERE
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