8x10 oil
This is fresh out of my pochade box - a study I did this morning of some
buildings in Boiling Springs. I feel that this is quite different from
most of my other paintings. For one thing, the bright sun forced me to
(squint) see the shadows as simplified shapes - I always forget to do that! I have also started
using an oil primer on my boards - even over the pre-primed acrylic ones
and over top of those old rejected paintings. The oil primer is thick
and fills in a lot of the canvas texture and then I can sand it to a
smoother surface. I find that rather than having to scumble the paint
into the canvas to cover it, this paint sits on top and is easier to
build up thicker areas.
3 comments:
You really captured the sunlight and shadows. What kind of oil primer did you use? I'd like to try it.
Thanks Sharon. I am using Gamblin oil painting Ground. It's a nice, sandable surface but takes a long time to dry.
Thanks for the info, I've been trying new things and I really like the effect you achieved in your painting.
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