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Jan 28, 2015
Media: Oil Sketch on Canvas Board
Size: 5x7 in
A very strange day ... generally sunny with big clouds
passing over, but even when no cloud was above me there was fine precipitation
going on much of the time while I was painting; almost a mizzle, which is finer
than a drizzle, but there was no mist, and not heavy enough to be a drizzle,
but it definitely could be felt and seen as tiny droplets would land and slowly
deploy on the palette, the painting and me.
This fine, extremely light precipitation occurred even when no big cloud
was directly overhead - very strange. I
never really got wet, and I managed to dry the minuscule droplets from areas of
the palette with judicious paper towel use, and the painting itself never
accumulated enough in its vertical position to be a worry, but as it was about
35º F, not far above freezing, it offered enough annoyance that I didn't
develop the Study as much as I might have done; but that was probably a good
thing, since the intention was to study the stumps and logs, and subdue the
rest - as it was I probably did too much on the background. This Study, however, did serve its purpose, as looking hard at a bit of Nature and
transcribing in paint what you see sears
it into your mind, and that's what a Study
is all about. Imprimatura: Venetian Red.
Pigments: Rublev Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre, and Italian Burnt Sienna, Lead
White #2, and Winsor & Newton Cobalt & Cerulean Blues & Venetian
Red. I also refer you to my Blog: www.StevenThorJohanneson.blogspot.com
A very strange day ... generally sunny with big clouds
passing over, but even when no cloud was above me there was fine precipitation
going on much of the time while I was painting; almost a mizzle, which is finer
than a drizzle, but there was no mist, and not heavy enough to be a drizzle,
but it definitely could be felt and seen as tiny droplets would land and slowly
deploy on the palette, the painting and me.
This fine, extremely light precipitation occurred even when no big cloud
was directly overhead - very strange. I
never really got wet, and I managed to dry the minuscule droplets from areas of
the palette with judicious paper towel use, and the painting itself never
accumulated enough in its vertical position to be a worry, but as it was about
35º F, not far above freezing, it offered enough annoyance that I didn't
develop the Study as much as I might have done; but that was probably a good
thing, since the intention was to study the stumps and logs, and subdue the
rest - as it was I probably did too much on the background. This Study, however, did serve its purpose, as looking hard at a bit of Nature and
transcribing in paint what you see sears
it into your mind, and that's what a Study
is all about. Imprimatura: Venetian Red.
Pigments: Rublev Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre, and Italian Burnt Sienna, Lead
White #2, and Winsor & Newton Cobalt & Cerulean Blues & Venetian
Red. I also refer you to my Blog: www.StevenThorJohanneson.blogspot.com
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