This painting is actually the third rendition of this teacup. The first one - a 25 minute exercise was too saturated. Yesterday I experimented mixing colors. I changed my paints around and abandoned temporarily the limited primary palette. Using a variety of Williamsburg paints in a variety of earth colors, I did a quick brush sketch of just the cup against a dark background.
Today I went for the full painting which took about 50 minutes. So far, I'm pleased with how things are going. I'm still keeping the spirit of the quick paintings - not sitting down more than 25 minutes at a time and not doing more than 2 sessions for each painting. This may mean some days I don't have a post-worthy painting but when I do get one, it makes it all worthwhile.
2 comments:
Good to read about your process. Happy you're pleased with the results. I like the painting very much and get a sense for at least some of the subtleties you mention. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Leslie. I was intrigued by the variety of bisques in the coffee cup as my eye travelled across its surface away from the light. It reassuring to think that I captured at least some of it.
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