April Morning, 10 x 8, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2022
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It has been a busy spring for me... A big museum show in Kerrville TX, a weekend workshop in Austin TX, and a couple of commissions! I got behind in my blogging, and will try to play a little catch up starting with the workshop. I had a great group of students and I always love seeing their work and progress! So rewarding! Here is the break down of my demo on the second day...
Loosely outlined shapes of major masses.
Indicated dark values in the layers to give a road map for rest of painting.
Painted shadow family in upright plane – began to establish foreground, middle ground, background.
Painted light family in upright planes, muting and cooling as each plane recedes.
Added ground plane and sky plane. It's important to get the canvas covered completely in order to see what is working and what needs adjustment...
Made adjustments to better define values and separate layers. Saved highlights till the very end. Always!