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Gore Creek I - Developing a large studio oil painting from watercolor sketches done on location
  This is the original 8 x 12" plein air painting This is a new watercolor sketch I developed shown in the video below. from the original one at left. As in the case of this painting, I often take my lightest watercolor kit with me into the field when I am scouting a new location and need to be mobile, and even agile, as I clamber around the terrain. This freedom allowed me to scramble down the steep bank to set up at the water's edge of Gore Creek, where I quickly got to work on this watercolor study. Later, I decided to create a new composition in watercolor from this sketch and memory, to see if I could add more magic to the scene and develop a large oil painting from this inspiration. As you can see, I really "pushed" the colors and contrast in the second version.   This is the start of the large oil, with the Making good progress here, with all colors initial under-painting about complete. in place and edges being developed. My second sketch gave me the confidence to enlarge my composition up to 30" x 40" on canvas and begin the process of developing it in oil. Because I had previously worked out my colors, values and shapes in the sketches, I could concentrate on developing my edges and paint layers and enjoying the painting process. I worked back and forth between glazed and impastoed passages to build translucency and brightness in my paint surfaces, using large bristle brushes, and paying little attention to details.   Nearly done here, ready for the finishing Laying out colors like this on my palette touches that really add sparkle. always speeds my work along.  Gore Creek I oil, 30" x 40" John Hulsey Learn how it's done by watching this Step-by-Step video demonstration of John painting the watercolor sketch for Gore Creek I on location in Colorado! blog comments powered by Disqus |
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