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Jun 14, 2020
Media: Oil on Pannelli Telati fine Cotton Panel
Size: 9x12 in
This painting was intended to be posted not more than a few days after the smaller study that was posted in mid-May, but once I got back to civilization I found that I had more to do than I had thought, so this posting kept being put off. But now after seventeen days in town, I am back out in the wilds, and I can be getting on with things. It was instructive working on the smaller study, and it was instructive seeing how much longer this larger one took to do, even with the knowledge already gained. The pigments used were exactly the same for both works, and a nicely limited palette as well. The Pigments used in the painting were: Imprimatura & Drawing: Rublev Italian Burnt Sienna; Pigments: W&N Cobalt & French Ultramarine Blues; Rublev: Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre, Italian Burnt Sienna, Lead White #1. Two earth colours and blue ... I could have used only the French Ultramarine, for my blue, but the Cobalt was already on the palette, so was used rather than let it go to waste. The French Ultramarine was necessary to mix the darkest greens; darker than could have been achieved with the Cobalt Blue. In the Block-in (the second image), you can see the effect the Imprimatura still has on the Block-in layer. It still affects the final paint layer, but is less obvious. In the finished work, the Imprimatura gives warmth to the greens, and helps to grey the blues in the distance. It also gives a hint of the earthy red pine needle covered forest floor beneath the thin snow cover, especially in the roadway.. For more check out my blog at www.StevenThorJohanneson.blogspot.com This painting was intended to be posted not more than a few days after the smaller study that was posted in mid-May, but once I got back to civilization I found that I had more to do than I had thought, so this posting kept being put off. But now after seventeen days in town, I am back out in the wilds, and I can be getting on with things. It was instructive working on the smaller study, and it was instructive seeing how much longer this larger one took to do, even with the knowledge already gained. The pigments used were exactly the same for both works, and a nicely limited palette as well. The Pigments used in the painting were: Imprimatura & Drawing: Rublev Italian Burnt Sienna; Pigments: W&N Cobalt & French Ultramarine Blues; Rublev: Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre, Italian Burnt Sienna, Lead White #1. Two earth colours and blue ... I could have used only the French Ultramarine, for my blue, but the Cobalt was already on the palette, so was used rather than let it go to waste. The French Ultramarine was necessary to mix the darkest greens; darker than could have been achieved with the Cobalt Blue. In the Block-in (the second image), you can see the effect the Imprimatura still has on the Block-in layer. It still affects the final paint layer, but is less obvious. In the finished work, the Imprimatura gives warmth to the greens, and helps to grey the blues in the distance. It also gives a hint of the earthy red pine needle covered forest floor beneath the thin snow cover, especially in the roadway.. For more check out my blog at www.StevenThorJohanneson.blogspot.com |
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