Sunday, April 7, 2019

Practice Practice and More Practice

Doing portraits are difficult mainly because of the likeness factor. Practice is the key! This is the second portrait for Week 12 of PYHAS 2019 taught by  Marina Teding van Berkhout. Its a portrait of my Mom I think from the early 1940s.
It's the second try on this pose, the first was in oil pastels which I didn't like. This was done with oils and cold wax in many layers and textures. There is some likeness.

Longing 
11.5 x 16.5 "
Oils and Cold Wax
Cut Canvas

 The Process

Layer 1
Prussian Blue + Permanent Mauve

Layer 2
Primary Blue + Yellow Green(mix)


Layer 3
Venetian Red + Cadmium Yellow Deep + Raw Sienna

Transferred drawing
(was altered during the painting process)

Painting was done using the colors of layer 3 varying the mixes with white, buff titanium, and raw umber. Lots of painting and scraping in the process!