Lately I've had extra time to attend open studio events and to paint in my own studio. I am beginning to appreciate not only the value of painting more frequently, but also the invaluable experience of painting from life, whether it is a model or a still life. There's really no substitute. That's not to say that painting from photographs is a no-no....I have to do it all the time, frankly...but simply that there is nothing else that matches painting from life. Do it whenever you can.
This painting was done at an open studio at Patris Studio and Art Gallery. I am more and more interested in limited palettes and today I used a "Zorn" palette of yellow ochre, cad red medium and Ivory black....with titanium white, of course. I really like the result.
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| Zane Oil on linen 12 x 16" |
My Art Site: Bruce Hancock Fine Art
