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Rocky Falls: Underpainting

You’ve previously seen my initial “thumbnail” sketches for my current oil painting WIP — work in progress — and you’ve … More

Monochrome Underpainting, Oil Painting, Tonal Ground Underpainting, underpainting, Value studies

My Old Bugaboo

I love words, and among the words I love best is bugaboo. It’s a playful-sounding word; it’s light-hearted, and it makes … More

Tonal values, underpainting

Finding Value in Acrylics

I’m never going to be an acrylic artist, but along with toning canvases, I’m finding another good use for all the acrylic paints I have sitting by my easel.

underpainting, Value studies

The Old Gray Mare – Underpainting Value Study

As you know, lately I’ve been studying oil painting techniques, and my assignment yesterday was to take a photo reference and use it to complete an underpainting to show the values.

underpainting, Values

Don’t Even Ask

Usually when I’m learning a new medium, I take a slow but steady approach, doing my best to get the … More

Acrylics, Acrylics Anonymous, Having fun with art, mistakes, Still Life, underpainting

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