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| I have already prepped my canvas background with burnt sienna , thinned with turps (odorless turpentine), added a mixer of black, for my darkest "darks", like the trees that will be in the background. Dark pushes things into the background,wile light colors bring things forward. I've mixed some black with cadmium yellow medium to make a good earthy green. I have also added a touch of blue in the sky, still deciding on what blue will work for me. I am using a #5 palette knife, or a medium pointed palette knife. I will also be using a large brilliant #22 paint brush- wide with a fine edge. The copy of a painitg that you can see clipped to the easel is not this painting. I was going to repaint that one again- or something close to it, since it has sold, but I ended up allowing my imagination to take over today with something new. |
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| With the pallet knife, I have scraped downward and to the sides a little, making the paint smoother, but lose. This is not the stage to use thick paint. I've added a small pond, or the illusion of some water using the blues I've selected for the sky colors. My blues are Winsor Newton French Ultramarine blue, Radiant turquoise blue by Gamblin, and WN titanium white- mixed. |
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| As you can quickly see,I have not been great about taking enough photos during the process. I apologize! Sometimes I can stop and take pics, while at other times it is flowing so nicely for me, I forget to stop! I will try harder to take more photos of my steps in painting. So, here is my completed and signed painting, for sale, and listed in my Etsy Shop. |
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| A side shot to show how the painting background wraps around the canvas- on all sides. Ready to hang with hooks and wire, no frame needed! I appreciate you looking and watching as I create. I love painting in oils! Blessings to you and yours, Sandra Reeves Cutrer Fine Art |
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