Sunday, September 18, 2016

better process


So now I'm painting the first layer thinned with Galkyd and Turpentoid on three coats of 30% marble dust gesso. All this endless fussing around with underpainting materials has got me to a point where I can thinly paint, wipe out, re-position and shade a bit while I work out a composition and tonal plan. I'll have another session with this pose next week. 16" x 14" - 3 hours, so far.

As usual, more time isn't always better. Here it is after a second session:


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