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Loxley Clear Linen Canvas
Very excited to be giving these clear primed linen canvases a go from Loxley. I have 3 figure paintings planned and shall be painting in oils so I’ll work on the 3 concurrently – means I can switch paintings when I need to leave layers to dry. The natural linen works really well with flesh…
Christmas is getting closer
We have skipped forward a couple of stages here – I seem to have neglected to photograph the first colour layer in oils. Hopefully the recording I’ve been doing will show the progress from monotone to this stage so watch this space. This has now had a couple of glazes of colour over the skin…
Loxley Canvas – adding paint
Started to add a base of flesh tones. The paint is going on incredibly smoothly – I’m loving these canvases. I’m using raw sienna and light read with white for my flesh tones – these are my go-to colours for portraits. Another layer of paint, the colours are starting to stand out on the linen….
Another finished
A bit late posting the completion of this face. The difference between these 2 pictures is minuscule but I’ve included them both anyway commander le viagra. One of the beauties about this method of portrait painting is that, once you’ve established the proportions and tones in the monotone under painting, when it comes to adding…
Still Life – Apple
I’ve realised that not everybody feels confident enough to tackle portraits so, for those of you who are new to painting, I’ve decided to do some simple still life demonstrations. These are something I’m wanting to improve at so you can join with me and practise drawing from life. The aim is to learn proportions,…
Face on Linen (2)
Well I think I got quite carried away when I started on this painting. It occurred to me that I had intended to leave the hair unpainted – never mind, the application of a little alcohol with a toothbrush has taken it back. I may yet repaint the hair, but at least I can see…
