Several years ago, my younger brother made a commitment to deeply explore and improve upon his craft as a painter. He asked me if I would help him with this endeavor, and it has been an honor and a privilege to assist him with this goal. Most rewarding, has been seeing him take any lessons […]
WIP: Horse Over Crow – Finishing Up
At this point roughly 10 hours have gone into the painting, preparing the substrate, transferring and refining the under-drawing, laying in the under-painting, and refining the figures’ details. The next and final stages of the painting involve further refinement, enhancement of existing hues, and lots of stepping away from the painting and staring at it […]
WIP: Horse Over Crow – Continued
Having previously laid in the general hues and tones that will create the overall color for the finished painting, I now start defining the details of the horse and the crow. Having finished defining the details for both figures, I then come in with a wash of complimentary cool color that works well with the […]
Horse Over Crow: Getting Started
This is one of several equine works I will be completing over the next several months. My latest paintings are more monochromatic featuring a very limited pallet. For this one I will be working primarily with umbers and siennas, cream and white. After establishing the composition and position of the figures in a sketch, I […]