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Late Summer, Pin Mill 12" x 12" oil on canvas board
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This was painted over
an older painting that had been sanded down.
The cloud shapes were
painted first using Bluish Grey and Old Holland Blue Grey. The blue of the sky
was painted with the Old Holland Blue Grey with a small amount of Brown Grey
mixed in with it Titanium White was added towards the horizon.
Take care to leave a
space between the blue of the sky and the dark of the clouds as you do not want
to pick up any of the dark paint , it would mix in with the blue of the sky and
muddy it, you want to keep the blue clean. The gap that was left is now painted
using warm light yellow brown grey to tint Titanium white this is applied quite
thickly. Using a small number to flat brush now blend the two colours together.
Taking the white into the grey and vice versa you will probably need to use
your finger for the softer blending
The foreground was
painted with bluish grey and the walkway, Yellow Ochre was added to make the
darker green.
Blue Gray was used for
the highlights, the lightest area being at the back of the barge to give good
counterchange.
The lighter green was
Blue Grey and Yellow Ochre
The dark of the barge
is Ultramarine and Cadmium Red with the smallest amount of Yellow Ochre to stop
it looking purple.
The mast was painted in
with the use of a piece of card. Run the card through the dark mix make sure
there isn't too much paint or it will smudge and carefully apply the card to
the painting and give a small downward movement and then lift off. The same
method is used for the rigging; make sure the card is the right length. It is useful to have several pieces of card of
different lengths available to you.
There was on the day a
lot of reflection on the mud but I kept the light areas and a few flicks of
light to the center of the picture and the foreground remains dark to focus
attention around the barge.
