{"id":12795,"date":"2023-09-04T13:13:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=12795"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:18:37","slug":"starting-a-painting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2023\/09\/starting-a-painting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone knows how to start a painting, right? You take up your brush and begin–what’s the problem? Joking aside, if you want to create a sketch or study, that IS exactly how you start. That approach is fine until you want to create something more ambitious. If you intend to create a piece that’s large, complex, or both you need a different strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a painting in my Amusement Park<\/a> series. This painting is almost done now but its early stage is typical of how I start a large and complicated painting. (Winner!<\/em> is 40″ x 56.”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

The toned ground is raw umber oil paint mixed into lead-oil gesso. The tone ground is applied over a layer of white lead-oil gesso, which was applied over an acrylic ground. Because I like a smooth surface, I applied both oil layers with a scrapper. I also sanded all layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This process provides a smooth and slightly absorbent surface. If you’ve done lithography, you know how wonderful litho-stones are for drawing. This surface reminds me of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Next, I work up the drawing. On Winner!<\/em> I used lead pencils but I’ve used charcoals on occasion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

The main decision point is determining how far I want to finish the drawing. Because I’ll cover the drawing with paint, I used to restrict the drawing to cartoons–simple outlines. These days I push the drawing further. By using transparent paint layers, I can incorporate the drawing into the final painting. I like the look of drawing elements peeking through the paint surface in the dark areas. I’ve never been interested in capturing surface textures so this approach works for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more<\/span>Hurricane Sandy<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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