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Hey everyone I wanted to announce that I will be Teaching again at The Academy of Realist Art Boston with the addition of a new class. Along with teaching the Portrait Drawing Class I will be teaching a Portrait Painting Class.<br />
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Classes Start The 14th of January:<br />
Portrait Drawing from 10-1pm<br />
Portrait Painting from 2-5pm<br />
Click here to contact the<a href="http://www.academyofrealistartboston.com/index.php?id=1" target="_blank"> Academy of Realist Art </a>for information and enrollment.<br />
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In preparation of this course I decide to make a panel with the stages of a Portrait Painting. Granted there are as many ways to paint a portrait as there are artist painting them. So the goal of this demo was to paint a portrait in a systematic way of learning that could appeal to artist at all levels. <br />
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With any well done painting <b>DRAWING </b>is the most important aspect the will make sense of all of the Hue, Value, Chroma questions that one will come across as the painting progresses. In this class students will first be asked to make a linear construct or "cartoon" on paper before transferring it to canvas. Like they say,"well drawn is well painted."<br />
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First off I like to start with a block-in of the head. In a general way I tick off the largest height and width and measure their relationships to each other. At this stage every line is an approximation that I will be willing to move or change at any time. I feel that one must start somewhere and if there is nothing on the paper there is nothing to correct. </div>
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I personally spend a lot of time on this stage of the drawing. I constantly refine the tilts and examine proportions to create a convincing silhouette. As simple as it my look it is the bedrock of what I will be building my portrait.</div>
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After spending a considerable amount of time on the block-in I have enough information in place to work on the features of the face. Keeping in mind that the refinements of the initial block-in are not fully completed I can still proceed knowing that my majors tilts have all been addressed. Starting with finding the angle and orientation of the center line I can then start measuring the heights of the other features. I like to start with making a mark where the Eyebrow Ridge is considering it is made bone and not likely to move. My next Measurement is from the Brow Ridge to the bottom of the Nose. In addition I'm constantly double checking how the features relate to the exterior block-in making sure all the puzzle pieces fit together in harmony.<br />
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Once all of the features are discovered vertically I can then run a plumb line in the orientation of the center line to find the width of all of the features.</div>
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Here above you can see that I have taken the block-in and articulated the construct to bring out the character of the sitter. I used the same approach in blocking in the shadows as I did with blocking in the head. In a general way I sketch in the shapes of the shadows later to be refined like the exterior construct. When establishing the terminator line or "bedbug line"of the shadow I try to conceive in my mind what planes shifts or underlying forms are producing certain light affects. I image how the light wraps around the forms and try to replicate that impression on my page.<br />
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After articulating the shadows I toned them in to compare the shapes to the whole. Once satifiy with the drawing it is ready to transfer.<br />
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A couple days prior I toned some linen with raw umber and mineral spirits. I wiped it down until I could lighten it to about a value 6. Once the tone was dry I then transferred my cartoon to it.</div>
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Compressing my values I washed in a semi-transparent tone for all of the shadows. In relation to the shadow tone the background was slightly darker so I mixed a value appropriate to it. With Lead White I scrubbed in the light areas keeping in mind their relationship to the forms and planes. Any value residing in the half-tones I left the pre-tone of the linen. I then leave this wash drawing to dry before I apply the color</div>
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So I mixed several strings of color I believed I might find in this portrait. The strings to the left consist of Van Dyck brown and White for my neutrals. Then I have a grey/green consisting of Van Dyck Brown and Golden Ocher. To the right of that I have a grey/red made from V.D.B. and Light Red. On the opposite side is a mixture of Golden Ocher, Light Red and V.D.B. Next is only G.O and L.R. and last is a mixture of only Light Red and White. From this seemingly dull palette of mixtures I'm able to get a surprisingly beautiful natural variety of colors. </div>
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I approach my Ébauche Thinking about the Planes of the Head. I start with the shadow and then move to the half-tones. When I imagine shape of the planes I mix a hue with the relative value to the plane adjacent to it. At this point I'm not concerned with blending or modeling the form. If the values are correct then sense of the form turning will happen as a result. </div>
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At this time I'd like to talk a little bit about paint quality. The Ébauche is meant to be thin sketchy wash. In this Stage I dilute the paint with a mixture of 1 part linseed oil and 3 parts turpentine. I typically dip my brush in my medium cup and then wipe the excess oil off the brush. The remnant oil on the brush is usually enough to thin the paint.<br />
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My reasoning for painting this thin washy layer is to establish in a quick way all the colors and there relationships to each other. One might be saying to themselves this seems quite laborious to paint with so many stages. But for an inexperienced painter all of these stages can help the artist develop a stronger structure in which to finish there painting.<br />
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The Form Painting Stage is when I repaint the whole head piece by piece to a finish. For some reason I almost always start with the neck. I slowly and carefully crawl over the form modeling the area section at a time. It helps a lot to have the Ébauche underneath, it allows me to think more about the modeling and less about the color. I try not to rush and move on to another part until the original section is finished. Whenever I catch myself moving ahead I take a quick break to regroup then I continue with patience. Often times when I rush I find I end up creating more work for myself later on. A lot of mindless feathering of paint doesn't amount to much but mud. So out of countless mistakes I've to be a little bit more deliberate with my paint application.<br />
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</div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-90335248145467964802011-11-14T22:17:00.001-05:002011-11-14T23:06:17.366-05:00The Royal Gallery's Annual Small Works Group Show.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone, So it is that time again. The Royal Gallery is having its annual small works group show. I just recently dropped off some new paintings for the hanging and was amazed at how much work we have there this year. The show runs longer then usual because of how much that will be displayed. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">The Opening Reception is this Thursday the 17th from 5pm to 9pm. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">We will also be having a closing reception for the artist December 8th also from 5pm to 9pm. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Through the duration of the show I will be holding painting demonstrations live at the gallery. The first Demo will be the 1st of December and the second will be held after the artist reception on the 10th of December. </span>In the past when we did this it was a great time. Many artist and enthusiast dropped by to chat and admire.<br />
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Here is a selection of some of my new work that will be at the Royal Gallery<br />
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Hey All!!! I just wanted to let everyone know that <a href="http://www.utrechtart.com/stores/dsp_viewstore.cfm?storeID=105">Utrecht Art Supply</a> in Providence, RI contacted me to do a painting demo in their store. From what I gather there will be quite an event going on and the store will be open till midnight. So this Friday, October 30th I will be painting from 12pm - 5pm. I decided to paint a still life of a Pumpkin for holiday purposes and also because my good friend <a href="http://jonaller.blogspot.com/">Jonathan Aller</a> was asked to do the same for Dick Blick. He and I are both co-founders of the <a href="http://pushingpigments.blogspot.com/">Pushing Pigments Project </a>which is a group of artist that choose the same subject to paint in order to compare each others processes. As of late we have sort of let it fall by the wayside. In order to revive our old project and not let it die completely he and I have decided to post our Pumpkin paintings to that blog. You may click on his link to see some of his wonderful Alla Prima Studies.<br />
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The Oil has some characteristics of Stand Oil but dries significantly faster. I also noticed the initial adhesion is much greater than stand oil. I just love the all around variety one can produce by using Sun Thickened Linseed Oil.<br />
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Before I got started I read a few books that I thought could point me in the right direction. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Artist's Handbook by Ralph Mayer, Max Doerner's The Materials of the Artist, Parkhurst's The Painter in Oil and Oil Painting Techniques and Materials by Harold Speed</span> all came in handy. Along with the books I found a couple of great artist blogs online that helped answer any other questions I had.<br />
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The first thing I did was buy a cheap cooking sheet and found an old piece of glass. To allow the oil to breath during the thickening I tied twine around the cooking sheet. This twine kept the glass from touching the cooking sheet at the same time protecting the oil from dew, rain water and insects.<br />
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I merely placed the flat sheet filled with High Quality Cold-Pressed Linseed Oil out in the yard where it would receive direct sunlight most of the day. So now I play the waiting game, every couple of days I will check on it and stir the oil. I what to make sure that the oil does not skin or become thicker then what I prefer.</div>
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I had read that the oil should thicken within a week or two depending on the weather. So I was a little confused that for me after three weeks not much had changed. Then I realized that I put too much oil in the sheet pan. So to remedy this I separated the oil into two sheet trays and within three days the oil rapidly thickened. I found that about 1/4inch of oil was just right. Even though it took longer I don't believe it was wasted time. All the time the oil was sitting there it was collecting air assisting to its oxidization.</div>
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Despite taking precautions to protect the oil the insects and water was almost unavoidable. One of the batches got soaked during Hurricane Irene. Nonetheless there was ways to fix that too. Before bottling them up I filtered the oil in cheese cloth to get rid of the bugs and shrapnel. The batch with water I just left bottled in the sun until the water and oil eventually separated.</div>
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All and all it was a great learning experience and I wound up with about three years supply of Sun-Thickened Linseed Oil. </div>
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<br /></div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-42267624162060289212011-08-11T11:59:00.000-04:002011-08-11T11:59:04.300-04:00Painted SketchesHey Everyone, so I was able to take a few more photos of some of my Plein Air Sketches. These were all done quite rapidly and the purpose of these paintings were to capture the scene, mood and colors of nature. I may in the near future use these works as reference when working on larger studio paintings. We will see, in the meantime I hope that you enjoy these paintings.<br />
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</tbody></table>These next paintings are of Sunsets. Every night we would gather at an overlook on a hill and try our best to capture the ever changing moments of the setting sun. Some evenings I was able to paint up to four stages of the sunsetting. Other nights I was lucky if I could pull one painting off. Each days posed a different challenge to confront, whether it be changing clouds, humidity, dust, heavy atmosphere, or last but not least those F@#*ing Bugs! I learned everything played a factor on the colors of the sunset. Although as time went on I became able to predict what color may arrive depending on the conditions of the day. This gave me an advantage in the painting because I could then begin to premix colors I thought I would see.<br />
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</tbody></table> In addition to painting the sunset I also Painted with the sun to the back of me. Reverse Sunsets are very beautiful and a lot cooler in color. <br />
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I found that I really enjoyed making paintings of forest interiors during my stay in the Catskill Mountains. I was amazed at some of these trees that grew on the ledges and cliffs near the waterfalls. Their Roots seemed to grow wrap around anything it could to sink itself into position.<br />
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<div>With this painting I started as I often do with a Burnt Umber Wash Drawing. I threw on the basic gesture of the stump and worked on articulating the smaller roots later on. </div><div><br />
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</tbody></table><div>I drew in the stump using two brushes and Mineral Spirits. One brush contained the oil paint to put on the panel and an other clean brush with mineral spirits to carve away wet paint and shape the drawing. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Premixing Color</td></tr>
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<div>I did a great deal more premixing of my pigments in this painting. I made many different varieties of brown for the roots of the tree. I made mixtures of green/brown for the sun facing parts of the tree. Yellow/brown made up much of the lighter values of the stump. I noticed that as the roots entered the ground they abruptly became a warmer red/brown. As the shape of the roots rolled and turned into the shadows the browns became very much neutral. So to save my self time and extra labor premixing became very usefully.</div><div><br />
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<div>I very thoughtfully and carefully applied my color choices paying much attention to the forms I encountered. In this painting I didn't want to have to come back and repaint any of the areas a second time. I had only one afternoon to work on this painting so what ever information I could gather had to be accurate. </div><div><br />
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<div>As I'm painting I am constantly checking and reworking my drawing. My goal was to capture as much of a likeness without driving myself completely crazy. The one thing I noticed about working on a painting piece by piece is that I had to constantly reel myself back from rushing to the next section. Patience is definitely the key to better painting. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting the Ground floor</td></tr>
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<div>After Painting in much of the roots the stump seemed to be floating in air. I felt at this time it was a great opportunity to put in the ground floor. I started by applying a glaze of Burnt Umber and painting into it with various mixtures of Burnt umber, Burnt Siena, Yellow Ocher and White. After sections of the ground floor where completed I could then paint green foliage springing out of the earth. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Final Study</td></tr>
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I had added a neutral grey to bring out the forms of the stump. If I had another day with this painting I would had loved to paint in the entire scene. As a study for some foreground element in a larger studio painting this will suffice.<br />
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</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-34875041991367626352011-08-11T10:59:00.000-04:002011-08-11T10:59:38.983-04:00Elka Park Rock and Leaf study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Hey everyone I have more work to post from my time with the Hudson River Fellowship. This time I decided to make a rock and leaf study. I pretty much set up right in the middle of a creek for this painting. My easel was in the water and I stood perched on a rock hoping not to be too careless and take a surprise swim. I choose this spot because all day it was threatening to rain and close by there was a bridge to take shelter under. This painting was originally supposed to be a grisaille study in Burnt Umber. Later as I got into the work It seemed to make more sense to paint it in full color. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scene of the Rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burnt Umber Wash-Drawing</td></tr>
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<div>I started the painting with a rapid wash-in drawing in Burnt Umber. This allowed me to get the general composition and placement of the subject. To shape the forms I took a clean brush dipped in mineral spirits to pull away the paint from the panel.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling the Shapes of the Leaves</td></tr>
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<div>After pulling out the general shapes of the leaves with Mineral Spirits I continued to rework the drawing. More carefully I went back into the painting with the Burnt Umber trying to realize the correct shapes and forms of the leaves.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Under Painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>I worked the Under Painting to the point where I felt I had enough information to guide me in the over painting. If this was to be a gallery painting and not a study I would have spent more time in the early stage perfecting the drawing and better interpreting the tonal relationships. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Premixing </td></tr>
</tbody></table>I spent a little bit of time premixing some of the major notes of color I saw in the rock and leaves. I don't always do this but for this I really want to control may values from getting out of hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Application of Color</td></tr>
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<div>I really didn't have a solid plan of action on starting the color. I figured I'd start in the darker values of the rock and then see where that would take me.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Further developing the Painting</td></tr>
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<div>As I worked I found my direction slowly developed the painting. By starting on one section and then working on the adjacent pieces the painting started to take shape. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Developments </td></tr>
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<div>At this stage of the painting I am still not too interested in the small details. I really wanted to focus on the major tonal and color shifts that where taking place. Once I have constructed the body of the forms I can then lay the fuzzy moss and varying edges.</div><div><br />
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<div>Transparently I applied more Burnt Umber to the areas that appeared to be cast in Shadow. I would later paint directly into this glaze to achieve a smoother transition from Light to Shadow.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Lay-in of the Rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting More Moss </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Along with painting the moss I started to introduce darker values into the shadows. I again painted the shadows transparently but this time using a mixture of Burnt Umber and Ultramarine Blue Deep. <br />
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Besides my work at the ARA I have spent the last month in the Catskill Mountains drawing and painting with the Hudson River Fellowship. We have entered into a pretty rigorous daily work schedule of waking up at quarter to 6 a.m. and painting till sunset, along with painting the sunset. I have numerous drawings and painting to show you all but I'll post them at a later time.<br />
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The Cliffs at Platte Clove is one of the first paintings I completed on this trip. The Painting was done on a masonite panel I prepared at home and painted on location in two days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My View of the Cliff</td></tr>
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<div>I started the painting blocking in the drawing with a half and half mixture of Burnt Umber and Burnt Siena. For the most part I worked the paint into panel with a dry brush and for the washes I mix the paint with a little mineral spirits from my brush cleaner.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Underpainting in Umber</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I took a quick break to let the under painting set up am dry before I started to paint over it in color.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First lay-in of the Background</td></tr>
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<div>The background was laid-in with a mixture of Cobalt Blue and Naples Yellow to achieve an atmospheric base to work into later once my foreground subjects have been addressed. This was a fairly thin layer of paint so that bits of warmth could show throw and create some more interest to the eye.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lay-in of the Foreground</td></tr>
</tbody></table>At this point I would like to note that from the time I started the drawing to lay-in of the foreground the lighting had changed drastically. Essentially I started drawing in over cast conditions and now I'm noticing patterns of dappled light dancing all around the rocks. I'm realizing at this moment that these are experiences I would have missed if I where to just snap a photo and go along on my way. Because of these new influences on my subject I have to start making decision on what will be in the painting.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modeling the forms of the Lay-in</td></tr>
</tbody></table>At this point in the painting I decide to call it a day and pack it in till tomorrow. I have noticed and observed many changes throughout the day and I prepare to capture them when the come back around in day 2 of the painting. One thing I noticed was the reflected light was very warm in the morning and as the sun pasted over head the green of the moss bounded right into the shadows cooling them down considerably. Also my once cool atmospheric background became bright yellow towards the end of the day. All this and more to consider when I return to finish this painting.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the Second Day</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After sleeping on the ideas I came to the conclusion that I like the scene at mid-day. At this time of day there was still the background I like and I could have the best of both world with a little green reflected light creeping into my warm shadows. <div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modeling Moss<br />
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</tbody></table>After laying down a base color of the rock I could next add the darker bits of moss growing from and around the cracks of the stone.<div><br />
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</tbody></table>There was a moment where light was hitting the tree just right. I decided to stop what I was doing and paint the light effect While I had the chance.<div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am very happy to be accepted into this year's Hudson River Fellowship. Ever since its creation five years ago I wanted to be apart of what these great artist have been doing. It has been only in the last two year that I have been taking landscape more seriously. The only training I have had is a brief weekend workshop with </span></span><a href="http://www.marcdalessio.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marc Dalessio</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> back when I was living in Florence, Italy. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Much of my future goals as a painter is to incorporate all of the major aspects on painting on to one canvas. I would like to place my figures or portrait in out side settings so joining this fellowship is a step in the right direction. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will try me best to update this blog with my studies, paintings and all that I have learned during that month. So keep checking back. Thanks!!! </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span>Liz Beard, Sarah Bird, Lily Braff, Connor deJong, Jennifer Fairbanks, Brendan Johnston, Erik Koeppel, Emilie Lee, Brian MacNeal, Satoshi Okado, Allison Parker, Nadia Porras, Peter Sakievich, </span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lauren Sansaricq, Gary Smith</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The Fellows will spend the month of July in the Catskill Mountains studying the landscape through pencil drawings, tonal studies and plein air sketches. These carefully observed field studies will enable them to construct a large-scale studio painting back home.</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For details on this annual Fellowship,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albert Bierstadt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albert Bierstadt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albert Bierstadt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albert Bierstadt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Hill </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samuel Colman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Cole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frederic Edwin Church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frederic Edwin Church</td></tr>
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</span></div></div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-85617889477808270962011-04-30T01:01:00.000-04:002011-04-30T01:01:24.729-04:00Painter of The PointHere was a random article that was published the other day. I was in Greenwich, CT for the Edward Minoff show and decided to kill some time by painting before the gallery opened. As I was working a Reporter asked to take some photos.<br />
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MacNeil said he is in town to support friend and fellow artist Ed Minoff who is having a show at Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich. McNeil said Minoff especially likes to paint seascapes at Greenwich Point, and that Minoff's seascapes will be part of the show that runs through May 11.</div></div><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_3771" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 610px;"><a href="http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/files/2011/04/paint.02.jpg" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3771" height="408" src="http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/files/2011/04/paint.02-600x408.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="paint.02" width="600" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px;">Brian MacNeil concentrates on his canvas while painting the shoreline at Greenwich Point early Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2011.</div></div><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_3772" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 610px;"><a href="http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/files/2011/04/paint.03.jpg" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3772" height="477" src="http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/files/2011/04/paint.03-600x477.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="paint.03" width="600" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px;">The tattooed hand of Boston artist Brian MacNeil, Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2011.</div></div><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_3773" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 610px;"><a href="http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/files/2011/04/paint.04.jpg" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3773" height="412" src="http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/files/2011/04/paint.04-600x412.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="paint.04" width="600" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px;">Boston artist Brian MacNeil's rendering of the shoreline at Greenwich Point early Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2011.</div></div><div style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.knowhopegallery.com/" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Brian MacNeil of Knowhopegallery</a>, <a href="http://www.cavaliergalleries.com/html/exhibitions.asp" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ed Minoff showing at Cavalier Galleries</a>, Greenwich.</div><div><br />
</div></div></div></div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-35367626543157825812011-04-11T23:48:00.000-04:002011-04-11T23:56:58.786-04:00Charcoal Portrait Demo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s3VjLL3uHFAJVJ8IVp9317ZVtbic3gNYEDdtOwIhZzX5IvtCOrecBOfYDHsQOn_FGocpDKvWeWkmxMY6leIi1jP7fw77SNLjpX5ZsWWRT8D2CTGSvKLo8vRdohQcZqCB0NPyHRANc7GD/s1600/_MG_7369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s3VjLL3uHFAJVJ8IVp9317ZVtbic3gNYEDdtOwIhZzX5IvtCOrecBOfYDHsQOn_FGocpDKvWeWkmxMY6leIi1jP7fw77SNLjpX5ZsWWRT8D2CTGSvKLo8vRdohQcZqCB0NPyHRANc7GD/s640/_MG_7369.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br />
Hey all I recently did a Portrait demo in charcoal to promote my solo show and to let everyone know I'll be teaching a portrait workshop this summer.<a href="http://www.salemartworks.com/"><span id="goog_873079721"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> Salem Art Works<span id="goog_873079722"></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> </span>has asked me to teach a three day Portrait workshop in August from the 12th to the 14th. Classes will start at 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.<br />
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</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This workshop offers a classical approach to portraiture. The first day of class will consist of learning how to block-in a portrait. The second and third days of the workshop will focus on constructing and rendering a portrait. The instructor will give demonstrations and individual guidance to each student through every step of the process, assisting participants at their own level.</span></div><div><br />
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19 Cary Lane<br />
Salem, New York 12865<br />
Phone: 518.854.7674<br />
Fax: 518.854.7684<br />
Email:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> info@salemartworks.com</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now I did this drawing in the local coffee shop in Lakeville, MA. Somethin's Brewin' is one of my favorite places to get my morning Coffee. They are really great and love to promote local artist and small businesses. As far as ideal studio conditions it would not be my first choice but I was able to work from a consistent natural light. Typically I like to draw with the model elevated to my eye level and sight-size</span></span>. </span></strong><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">After I roughed in some general shapes I now have enough information to start refining the contours and planes of the drawing. The beauty of charcoal is that it is easy to push around and shape. I find that if I keep things loose in the beginning I'm less attached and I don't think twice if have to erase something that is wrong.</span></span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a547e; font-family: Ariel; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</tbody></table>So after about three and a half hours this is what I came up with. I had a lot of fun and made a few more friends in the process. I would have loved to have more time with this but happy I was able to do this much. Hopefully Tristen will pose for some more paintings in the future.<br />
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</div></span></strong></div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-89328602650144734422011-04-10T01:17:00.000-04:002011-04-10T01:17:36.313-04:00The Oil Painter's Palette UpdatedHey all it has been year since I last wrote about my palette and colors. I am constantly trying new things to improve my working habits. When choosing my colors I look for pigments that are archival, fast drying and require little oil. I also like to use natural earth pigments and limit the uses of synthetic pigments as much as possible. For example a pigment like Lapis Lazuli would be replaced by Ultramarine Blue due to its high cost and varying qualities that are still in existence. <div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Wooden Hand Palette</td></tr>
</tbody></table>From my post last year I spoke more about the tubed paints bought from the art store and nothing about grinding ones own paints. My last stay in Florence I really focused on changing my working habits and started getting back to basics. Mulling my own pigments became one of those tasks of enlightenment in the field of oil painting. Having an art store like Zecchi close by provided me a great opportunity to purchase and experiment with a wide variety of pigments. I practiced using the cheaper nontoxic pigments to get the hang of it and find the consistency I like to work with. It made no sense to me to mull up some costly Vermilion off the ripe and mistakenly over saturate it with too much oil.<br />
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</tbody></table></div><div>I have found many pros to mulling my own pigments. It is true that the colors are much richer and brighter than store bought paints. I believe that the fillers and extenders of store bought brands make for short and chalky paint. When choosing your pigments you have a much large selection to pick form. Raw Umber depending on the which region of the world can be bright and transparent or grey-green and quit opaque. Some vermilions can be warm and look like cadmium orange while others may appear cool and similar to cadmium red deep. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Domestic Yellow Ocher</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Cons I have found is that you must put in the elbow grease to do it yourself. The other more serious Cons are that some pigments are very poisonous and is not recommended to be handled without proper protection. Even the nonpoisonous pigments when airborne can be unhealthy to breathe. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Ocher During the Mulling Process</td></tr>
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<div><ul><li> <b>Lead White</b> #2 ( From Natural Pigments mulled in Walnut Oil with no fillers. ) </li>
<li><b>Cadmium Yellow </b>( I switch between Cad. Yellow light and Cad. Yellow medium depending on the paintings I'm working on. ) </li>
<li><b>Yellow Ocher </b>( This is the only earth yellow remaining on my palette to this date. I discontinued using Raw Sienna because it requires over 200% oil which can then lead to rapid darkening. ) </li>
<li><b>Red Ocher ( </b>Pigments such as <b>Sinopia, Venetian Red </b>and <b>English Red </b>are often make their rotation on my palette. I find them very useful in painting the flesh. )</li>
<li><b>Burnt Sienna </b>( Like Raw Sienna this pigment requires a lot of oil, about 180%. But I find it a useful color because it's more orange and less opaque then the earth reds. )</li>
<li><b>Cadmium Orange</b></li>
<li><b>Vermilion Red or Cadmium Red medium </b>( Lately I have been using more Cadmium Red over Vermilion. Current research I've found states that depending on Vermilions preparation and exposure to sunlight can lead to irreversible blackening and splotchiness. Although I have not experienced this in any of my painting I figure it is better to be safer then sorry. If anyone reading this knows any better about this pigment please contact me about your findings. )</li>
<li><b>Alizarin Crimson</b> or <b>Matter Lake</b></li>
<li><b>Raw Umber </b>( I tend to use a medium tone Cyprus Umber from the Harz Mountains. I love the Warmth and transparency of this pigment. )</li>
<li><b>Burnt Umber </b>( I had stopped using this pigment for a while because I hated the way it would sink in so drastically. Recently I found myself using it more and more. I lean towards Burnt Umbers that are warmer similar to Red Umber. )</li>
<li><b>Manganese Blue </b>( I started using this instead of Cerulean Blue. When painting skies in landscapes I find that it is much more of a vivid and transparent color. Cerulean Blue had always been too pasty for my liking. )</li>
<li><b>Cobalt Blue </b>( A Fast drying blue. )</li>
<li><b>Ultramarine Blue Deep ( </b>I use this blue the most. I often mix it with Burnt Umber to create my darks and substitute using black.</li>
<li><b>Bone Black </b>( Lately I haven't be using it that often but still haven't kicked it off my palette. I use black as the last resort dark color in the final layers of the painting. )</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Glass Studio Palette</td></tr>
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<div>Lastly I wanted to share with you all a couple examples of what I do when testing out new pigments. I like to make color charts and mix colors that I wouldn't normally mix together to find interesting color to put in future paintings. I found making color charts very helpful in figuring out interesting and beautiful flesh tones. At times they can be boring to do but in the process not only do you learn more about color but also the individual characteristics of each of the pigments. You may find one is more transparent or opaque then the other. In other situations you will also find the tinting strength and drying times varies from pigment to pigment. So Below is a couple examples of my color charts.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flesh Chart Using Cadmiums and Earth Pigments</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Yellow Chart mixed with other colors on my Palette</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div> </div><div>I hoped you enjoyed this post and knowing me I'll most likely be updating this next year with new habits and discoveries. Thank You stopping by.<br />
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</div></div></div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-76218190509857376502011-04-01T00:38:00.000-04:002011-04-01T00:38:38.885-04:00An Elephant in the Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"An Elephant in the Room." 8 x 10 in. OIl on Panel</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Hey everyone!!! For my up coming show I have been trying to paint more still life's. I have an Elephant collection that I started when I was young and this one made the cut for this painting. Because this was a small painting and not too complex I decided to draw straight on the panel. I started out with charcoal on a wood panel I prepared myself. Lately I have been working on wood panels or linen mounted on panel. When I prepare the panels myself I have a lot more control over the absorbency and texture of the surface.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Sight-Size Set Up.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Recently I realized that I wasn't posting enough of the drawing stage of my work so for this painting I wanted to show a couple stages of that. I often draw with straight lines blocking in everything in a general way. I focus on the major heights, widths and angels to later break them down into the more complex shapes. Every drawing I do I think more about building a solid foundation to work off of instead of dressing it up with the little details.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block-In</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block-In Articulated</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After I've articulated my block-in I now have enough information to start the painting. First I wanted to dry brush raw umber over the panel for two reasons. One reason was to elaborate the drawing and the other was to establish the tones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raw Umber Drawing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raw Umber Drawing with Background </td></tr>
</tbody></table>After I've finished the raw umber drawing and background I left the painting to dry because it was bed time. I've learned long ago that when I'm tired I tend to make bad painting decisions and also caught myself rushing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Painting Stage</td></tr>
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The first Painting Stage for me is sort like sketching in the approximate color of the still life. I try my best to match the colors I see in life knowing I'll be adjusting them later on in the painting. Like the drawing stage I aim for the big notes of color focusing on the masses of light and shadow. The details and nuances of color can be added at a later stage of the painting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Painting Completed</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Here is the finished First Painted Stage. This base will serve as a color guild for me to finish my still life. Of course there will be many things to change and revisited such as color, tones and edges. First painting allows me to paint freer and more confidently in the last stage. I can think more about certain light effects or taking liberties with the colors. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The finished painting is basically a polished version of the first painting stage. I got to play around with the shine of the metals and the stains on the wood of the elephant. I wanted the head of the elephant to be more in focus then the rest of the body. So all of my sharpest edges, highlights and tonal jumps are all in the head region. I did push the colors a bit more intense then the where in life. Although I really did see these blues, violets and red and I was inspired by them. The last thing I'd like to point out is that in the medallions I built up some impastos to catch the light. I like impastos, they are kind of a cheap party trick but they definitely make a convincing illusion of shine and highlight.Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-59651029256388137732011-03-25T03:39:00.000-04:002011-03-25T03:39:46.794-04:00Distracted Gourds<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Distracted Gourds." 12"x20"in, Oil on Linen.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Hello everyone here is the newest addition to my up coming solo show at the Royal Gallery this April. Funny enough I bought these Gourds back in November 2010 during Thanksgiving. I knew at the time I wouldn't be able to paint them right away but I also didn't want to miss the season and not paint them till next year. When these guys came home with me the where mostly green with spots of orange. Their original color patterns where the thing that attracted me to them. Well, I forgot about these poor guys in a pile of still life objects waiting for their time to shine. When I eventually found them again they had aged into their perfect state. Mold had started to overtake a couple and I figure I didn't have much more time to wait. I had to start and finish this painting before they where to rot and cave in on themselves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cartoon Pencil on Paper<br />
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</tbody></table>There was a lot of interesting angels and shapes in these Gourds so I wanted to nail them down the best I could. I have always been able to draw much faster and more accurately with a pencil. Starting my painting on paper first allows me to figure out the proper size and placement of the still life on my surface. I have always found it a pain to cut, resize and then re-stretch a finished painting onto new stretchers. The Cartoon stage has been the easiest way for me to by-pass this annoying bump in the process. <div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still Life set-up and First-Painting Stage.<br />
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</tbody></table>In this photo above I have already made an oil transfer and went straight into the first painting stage of this still life. Typically I like to use a raw umber tonal wash to establish more of the drawing and tones before I get into the color. With this painting I felt confident with what the tones and colors where going to be. An added advantage to finding the correct tones and color was the linen was toned to the same color and value as my palette.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Painting the Gourds</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Here Is my first guess at the colors in the gourds. My first attempt is always to find a middle of the road color I can paint into with littler and darker values. I tend to break up the drawing between the shadows and the lights. In the lights I like to limit my range of value by just focusing on the lightest light, middle tone and half-tone. Fine detail or unique broken color I leave to the last layers of paint.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed First-Painting Stage</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I have now completed the base in which I will paint over in later stages. Now I have enough information in front of me to work off of and take everything to a finish piece by piece. Notice that I haven't touched the background and left it the tone of the linen. Because it was so close to the tone of the actual background there was no need to waste anymore time over one value shift.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Starting of Second-Painting </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up<br />
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</tbody></table>In Second painting I start painting the larger forms and gradually work towards smaller and smaller forms until I am working on the tiny little details. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>You may notice that in this final stage I have added the mold. I waited for the painting to dry and then <br />
<div>scumbled a light blue/gray color over the parts where I wanted the mold. If I where to have painted it wet into wet I would have risked mixing the two colors too much. There is a certain quality of scumbling that better suits the painting of the mold. Often it appears dryer and dragged so that bits of the orange can show through. The background was finished by weaving broken colors of warm, cold and neutral grays.</div><div>Finally in working on the wood I focused of the most interesting parts that made up its character. I was faced with the question of painting every single grain, notch and crack or generalizing to not pull attention away from the gourds. The best bet seemed to focus on the major stains and cracks and let the distractions remain in life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From and For My Love, Oil on Linen, 16" x 14" in.<br />
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</tbody></table>Hello all!!! For this painting I wanted to try something that I'm not too accustom to doing. Lately I have been seeing a lot of artist who inspire work in a similar manner. Basically one starts the painting and works on it piece by piece until it is eventually finished. This working method takes much concentration and discipline not to rush and push ahead. Matching Color and Tone is done by comparing the adjacent hue and value. This technique also benefits from color studies and an accurate drawing.<div><br />
</div><div>So I started this painting as I commonly do with still life, with a pencil drawing on paper. This stage gives me a clearer understanding of the composition and relationship of the objects in it. I think of it as a confidence building stage. The more time I spend on this stage the easier the painting will be. Lately I have found myself in this stage longer making sure all of my articulation is well represented. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pencil drawing on paper<br />
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</tbody></table>After my drawing has enough information to work off of I transfer it to my linen. The linen I painted on was a fine weave #13 triple oil primed Linen. I then toned the linen with a light neutral value using Lead White, Raw Umber and Cobalt Blue. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raw Umber Tonal Wash</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Once the drawing is transferred I rub on some of the tone in a general way with Raw Umber. I like to leave this wash to dry for a day or two so that the under color doesn't mix with the colors I place over them. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still Life Set-up</td></tr>
</tbody></table>For no rhyme or reason I stared with the orange. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coloring the Orange<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building the Background to Assist the Foreground<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rendering the Form of the Copper Pot</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Rendering the copper pot took quite a bit of time and the photo above shows the end of my second day of the color applications. I'd like to mention now that I am very cognizant of my edges and how one is painted into the other. My biggest pet-peeve is to see one edge bumping up against the other or God forbid a halo of raw canvas between two colors. <div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the Shadow Color to the Blue Fabric </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying in the Blue Fabric<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rapid Application of the Wood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing Up the Copper Pot</td></tr>
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<div>In the photo above I'd like to point out the chalkiness of the background in the darks of the upper left hand corner. This is called sinking in. Sinking in is a common occurrence when oil dries and is absorbed from the under layers but much more noticeable in the darker pigments. I have been using a mixture lately of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber in place of Ivory Black. I find It dries much faster and will not lift like Ivory Black does while Oiling Out the sunken in areas. If I really need a value as dark as Ivory Black I can use in during my last pass over the panting.<br />
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</tbody></table>The linen is covered with color but is it correct? I must now wait for the painting to dry and Oil it Out to check for any areas that my need touch ups or repainting. After Oiling out I saw many areas that need to be reworked. The major area that needed the most work was the blue fabric. I had noticed some edge and tonal problems. I remedied these areas by totally repainting the background in once shoot making sure everything was painted wet into wet. Other than the background fabric I just fiddled around adding details and highlights until I arrived to the end of this piece.<br />
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Hey all!!! Here is a painting I just finished a little while ago. My friend Tristen was kind enough to pose for me. I'm sorry For the poor quality photos in this post. I wasn't really planning to document this painting. I just took a couple shot here and there with my Iphone. I think that you are able to get the picture of the different stages it took to make this portrait.<br />
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I initially started this portrait as a sketch and had no intention of bringing it any further. I just wanted an excuse to play with charcoal.<br />
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Here is my basic set-up for the still life. I almost always work with the set-up directly beside my working surface to get a one to one comparison. When working on still life I find if most useful to work in this manor.<br />
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In starting this painting I quickly sketched out all the major forms on paper with pencil. In this stage of the process is where I decide the size and placements of the final composition. For this piece I chose to go with 12 X 10 inches.<br />
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The next stage was to transfer the drawing to the linen. I used a fine weave oil primed linen on panel that I bought from <a href="http://newtraditionsartpanels.com/">New Tradition</a>. I believe it was L600.<br />
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In the Raw Umber wash stage I try to find the tonal relationships between the objects. I work in a general way compressing values making simple flat tones. I'm not interested in details or turning forms at this point. All of the little nuances will come with time in the later stages of the painting. In the back of my mind I'm starting to construct a base and narrow down my decision making for the later layers of paint.<br />
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Thank you again for visiting.Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-67622211715868502232011-01-24T22:46:00.000-05:002011-01-24T22:46:20.843-05:00The Angel Academy of Art's Academic Process VideosHi all!!! My old school in Florence, Italy The Angel Academy of Art just sent me these great videos on the school and it's working process. The videos were shot very well and it made me home sick to go back and study there. It's been four years since I graduated and been in a class room environment. I miss the friendly competition and the sharing of technique and ideas. Looking back I realize how much I really learned at the Angel Academy. Being a professional tattoo artist for over fourteen years I thought I knew a thing or two about art and drawing. After studying at Angel under Michael John Angel, Jered Wiznicki, and Martinho Isidro Correia I found out that under there shadow I had a lot to learn. The three instructors basically built me up from scratch and taught me an invaluable discipline that I'm still trying to perfect. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/DsiP2pUT2qQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/lUd1J4wMijQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br />
</div><div>So these videos are the first two of three that give a brief overview of the deep academic process of the Angel Academy of Art. I either could not find the third video or it is just not finished. If anyone is Planning to study in this tradition and has the monetary means I would definitely consider checking out Angel.</div><div><br />
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</div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-77439253875628616012010-12-29T13:40:00.000-05:002010-12-29T13:40:49.436-05:00Contemporary Masters Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ksPoidlfF3RLvA5MnqNOtfNSyAy-Rn-SWokD80HSyDUKfIzCHUWwBI4qnFR_1t9gG-wMad_iioSiY0OCjmWzxp1ZwcsQ-9s9np0IgTfRgHepXh9rIBWfCFIvQV2BRfI_KtyLG2EgKcJV/s1600/DSC00629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ksPoidlfF3RLvA5MnqNOtfNSyAy-Rn-SWokD80HSyDUKfIzCHUWwBI4qnFR_1t9gG-wMad_iioSiY0OCjmWzxp1ZwcsQ-9s9np0IgTfRgHepXh9rIBWfCFIvQV2BRfI_KtyLG2EgKcJV/s320/DSC00629.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984300789019122280.post-25906082674523421412010-12-19T19:42:00.000-05:002011-02-28T22:42:26.575-05:00The Skull Demo<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" draggable="" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Hey Everyone, I wanted to take this time to post another painting demo base on how I paint red fabric. Countless times people asked how I did it, what colors that I used and what was my painting process. Well to start this is a technique that I learned while studying still life painting at The Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. After cast painting learning to render red cloth was our first task to tackle in still life.<br />
The idea behind painting red is having a wide range of value maintaining a high chroma throughout. That being said how does one lighten red without changing it to pink or orange? Any addition of white will not only make pink but lower the chroma. Orange can work well to lighten red only a couple of values while maintaining its chroma but not 100% convincing. The way in which I was taught was a type of glazing technique. In the nature of glazing, applying a thin and darker value over a light ground will with most colors retain and heighten it's chroma. So in this demo I will be using the lightest value ground I can think of, the white of the oil primed linen. The majority of the glazing will be done with transparent and semi-transparent reds.<br />
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I started the drawing for this still life using the sight-size method. I find it the easiest way to check my proportions, angles and form relationships. I can simply flick my eyes back and forth to check for drawing errors and then change them just as fast as they are noticed. Instead of drawing with oil paint directly on the linen I opted to start by using pencil on paper. I find I have more control over the composition of the painting before I transfer it onto the linen. Starting in this way is also beneficial in this painting in order to maintain the white of the ground. Any stain or residue of color on the white ground will detract from the luminosity of the future red glazes.<br />
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After I have transferred the finished drawing onto linen I can then start the underpainting. I carefully wash raw umber into the background and skull being mindful no to contaminate any of the areas that will be red.<br />
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When the Raw Umber wash was dried I toned the background and shadows with Ivory Black.<br />
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The next stage is what they called the first painting stage at the Angel Academy. This is the stage where all of my first guesses are made in establishing all the other colors and tones. This is the first time that I visit the red cloth area. I used Scarlet Red from Winsor and Newton for the first layer in rendering the cloth. I don't use any medium to apply the red, I just scrub it in with a bristle brush. The important thing to keep in mind is to apply leave a thin even layer.<br />
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I continue to rework the skull and background elements trying to resolve drawing errors. Because I was able to state in a general way the the colors and tones I'll be using I can start to render and bring to a finish the small forms. At this time I'd like to finish as much as I can to let the red I just applied to dry thoroughly. Each layer must be dry so that older layers do not lift.<br />
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I used Cad. Red lt.,Cad Red med. and Alizarin Crimson to scrub over the dry bright red base. I started with Cad Red lt. first working from light to dark. My brush was almost dry so that I could incrementally darken the cloth with the most control and not over work any of the areas. For every darker value red I added I had to let the previous layer dry. The shadow areas of the red I used a Persian Red base and glazed with Alizarin Crimson and Ivory Black.<br />
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With a lot of time and patience you can arrive at an impressive affect that is difficult to achieve with Direct painting methods. I hope that I could answer some of the those technical question people have asked me over the years. If anyone has any other question feel free to leave a comment. Thank you very much.</div>Brian David MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094698808791010801noreply@blogger.com0