In this painting I am hoping to take advantage of some of the more transparent oils; cobalt blue, aureolin and viridian in combination with other colors such as French Ultramarine (sedimentary), Violet, Titanium White and Zinc White, to capture a beautiful sky transition from a light blue-green on the right across to a dark blue-violet sky on the left. The clouds also reflect the light source in the right hand sky transitioning to dark purple on the left hand side of the painting. Here is the thumbnail study, no more than an inch and a half across, rendered with Caran D'Ache aquarelle pencils.
The actual painting is 2 ft high by 3 ft wide and I started, as is my style, with very thin winsor and newton oil paints, using various sized ivory filbert brushes (from Rosemary & Co. in the UK) with a lot of turpentine in the mix. Here is some of the underpainting:
and slightly later on in the process adding in thicker paint.
Stay tuned to this blog for progress on the completion of this painting.
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