tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005972678091100812024-03-13T11:37:19.100-07:00A Fine Art Painting Blog by Charles MiltenbergerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-2348904318788842902010-06-07T18:35:00.000-07:002010-06-07T18:37:33.266-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskY4CFBdZyfOxpLS0KCRZfU_Aiin_TajJgPClukOjHrW4X3P9ltuZ7SylNYDKGgSZpSzrESZiBrDDXWElB771rC_9YkWjeEVwk_a1QgGCjd5HPRs1KAjeFtr_8YSAYVBnRtB7lZio0R0S/s1600/dsc_1957.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480210580685084466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskY4CFBdZyfOxpLS0KCRZfU_Aiin_TajJgPClukOjHrW4X3P9ltuZ7SylNYDKGgSZpSzrESZiBrDDXWElB771rC_9YkWjeEVwk_a1QgGCjd5HPRs1KAjeFtr_8YSAYVBnRtB7lZio0R0S/s320/dsc_1957.jpg" /></a> Lights and darks are finding themselves. The paint is still very thin.<br /><br /></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-27413434336882248972010-06-07T18:24:00.000-07:002010-06-07T18:34:02.029-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP91SuNPh-6NIdxvvMxDLppFQZNuH_OmNNQJi98-66DOoQVV7AYdm6Y7XnlAQywvd1ykv-uyR50_kq420urHFpgg8tNphIdN2ikmMAlRFdA6hrhFrGDRzqwvZviEboKPD7wY-saqTJbR3/s1600/dsc_1937+(2).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480207953027747474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP91SuNPh-6NIdxvvMxDLppFQZNuH_OmNNQJi98-66DOoQVV7AYdm6Y7XnlAQywvd1ykv-uyR50_kq420urHFpgg8tNphIdN2ikmMAlRFdA6hrhFrGDRzqwvZviEboKPD7wY-saqTJbR3/s320/dsc_1937+(2).jpg" /></a> The underpainting a little further along. What looks purple is basically white canvas.<br /><br /></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-44711302276534896602010-03-13T12:16:00.000-08:002010-03-13T12:22:41.587-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LRi6cGBujpPfIBtuWcjmENvDTGzOYtlMMI2HErNYNK9SEp98LNqPPSUoSXIY6AkOdUnxtceK25YKsPGcUnbNl2jQwQ2PBITMoOePFx3yBh37ki1hY2RMoieIPpZvkA04iW2CC0ohkcKK/s1600-h/photo011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448215239056740194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LRi6cGBujpPfIBtuWcjmENvDTGzOYtlMMI2HErNYNK9SEp98LNqPPSUoSXIY6AkOdUnxtceK25YKsPGcUnbNl2jQwQ2PBITMoOePFx3yBh37ki1hY2RMoieIPpZvkA04iW2CC0ohkcKK/s320/photo011.jpg" /></a> The painting has started. First I strengthened the drawing lines with thinned out Veronese green then started blocking in the darks with cobalt blue turquoise, also thinned with turpentine.<br /><div></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-55605367557158366052010-03-13T12:10:00.000-08:002010-03-13T12:13:21.000-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U-Ubsx_i4bl6XTWmGH-PifK6EUYVo2bX5Wf-wPdELyLjAr2eTrJtpJHzn0xI6WcScjlNZ9ey-vhoHMpEfswZ86Tf8KdJ-WDg3Sg13GRNWaCL3oQNqsgakTdyu4C6RsLkuK8NrI005WDB/s1600-h/dsc_1915.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448213713109876882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U-Ubsx_i4bl6XTWmGH-PifK6EUYVo2bX5Wf-wPdELyLjAr2eTrJtpJHzn0xI6WcScjlNZ9ey-vhoHMpEfswZ86Tf8KdJ-WDg3Sg13GRNWaCL3oQNqsgakTdyu4C6RsLkuK8NrI005WDB/s320/dsc_1915.jpg" /></a> Jars</div><div align="center">Pastel pencil on Fabriano Roma<br /><br /></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-9758769380268843202010-03-13T12:07:00.000-08:002010-03-13T12:15:06.588-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd2jEjJ3KOeuntK4xpNWs10hUSqTP-dQAAg7_la10c6o7oenLySETaI1sgn_8VxYKIsIPCiI78uw65lVScRMu0xwLZSydjZaAaghzzd9xpAQcomQoEuo84CT11Ow1wmbwm2ChVcpNfhqu/s1600-h/dsc_1912.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448213158727166434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd2jEjJ3KOeuntK4xpNWs10hUSqTP-dQAAg7_la10c6o7oenLySETaI1sgn_8VxYKIsIPCiI78uw65lVScRMu0xwLZSydjZaAaghzzd9xpAQcomQoEuo84CT11Ow1wmbwm2ChVcpNfhqu/s320/dsc_1912.jpg" /></a> Onion/Flea </div><div align="center">Oil on canvas<br /></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-74608193552904451132010-03-13T11:52:00.000-08:002010-03-13T11:56:55.257-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtlySH83DhUcqYwFQzLw6GTN1IrJAqj-mjlfiSW0SyTSFAz3fqTkFF0bsy1Ot2m4kj5-1O9IwUorVPeM8nZTkpefA0kweczF24wAD5kdiEDLJbM_ecGB-fV_6EEpM-DcFd2f3dPRnaiwY/s1600-h/dsc_1919.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448209139025610002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtlySH83DhUcqYwFQzLw6GTN1IrJAqj-mjlfiSW0SyTSFAz3fqTkFF0bsy1Ot2m4kj5-1O9IwUorVPeM8nZTkpefA0kweczF24wAD5kdiEDLJbM_ecGB-fV_6EEpM-DcFd2f3dPRnaiwY/s320/dsc_1919.jpg" /></a><br /><div>This is the drawing I did for a painting I am going to start. Pastel pencil on Fabriano Roma.</div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-24026218804704144902009-05-21T17:56:00.000-07:002009-05-21T18:04:22.828-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3QZJFPZyW551gTtB7gE0d3xkxmVYO2R7GSVGJjJt8Fn5tnxi0z2pyRheAdDIGbIqN93jVPmvz57iUwhi6LQWq45Ufx827iFTFdZHByixfJ3cApRyNJblbFWZRUsf4eTL8C5TeK0tPBgp/s1600-h/DSC_1632.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338447304960287986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3QZJFPZyW551gTtB7gE0d3xkxmVYO2R7GSVGJjJt8Fn5tnxi0z2pyRheAdDIGbIqN93jVPmvz57iUwhi6LQWq45Ufx827iFTFdZHByixfJ3cApRyNJblbFWZRUsf4eTL8C5TeK0tPBgp/s320/DSC_1632.JPG" border="0" /></a> Inside-Outside #1<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFNnOB0i5xgVBA7O_iI848EyYYYG9Bt7Y72R1JKgbz9AnhRIcsnuuRiJ5j9zcluxUhCHqtd9hRqM59wcwB3iboQqd5r9nTdSScD178EuVqP2yEkAo3a_SvxTWR1bYj431tx4zMm_GR7pg/s1600-h/dsc_1643.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338446856913788066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFNnOB0i5xgVBA7O_iI848EyYYYG9Bt7Y72R1JKgbz9AnhRIcsnuuRiJ5j9zcluxUhCHqtd9hRqM59wcwB3iboQqd5r9nTdSScD178EuVqP2yEkAo3a_SvxTWR1bYj431tx4zMm_GR7pg/s320/dsc_1643.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Inside-Outside#2</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWWrzrH0zX4iYD0RqU3r11IrT3cDIGdDlNcpyAf-FnOTLO30RRk8AeFjnluEubku41FbR_ErwiiTtNCU7V-Bb7QNBNwWFB-WxBTgkyoR2oFdG79NsJf5fkwD6Q9M9zvIWVE4UoWn8dTCy/s1600-h/dsc_1672.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338446499708800546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWWrzrH0zX4iYD0RqU3r11IrT3cDIGdDlNcpyAf-FnOTLO30RRk8AeFjnluEubku41FbR_ErwiiTtNCU7V-Bb7QNBNwWFB-WxBTgkyoR2oFdG79NsJf5fkwD6Q9M9zvIWVE4UoWn8dTCy/s320/dsc_1672.jpg" border="0" /></a> Inside -Outside #3</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK4WxICoLyWkDsUH7KUtI3ZJVSiDQJ62zB1Um2B7t8Vme_CGlQ2SoJen71R8jAyClqNoNJYD-H9iLXdjT96pI11Xk1UmWUEUnope-w_64m94hcw03kzM7G0kcJCTY2Ft_QI_YZElmovW1/s1600-h/dsc_1725.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338446122683630562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK4WxICoLyWkDsUH7KUtI3ZJVSiDQJ62zB1Um2B7t8Vme_CGlQ2SoJen71R8jAyClqNoNJYD-H9iLXdjT96pI11Xk1UmWUEUnope-w_64m94hcw03kzM7G0kcJCTY2Ft_QI_YZElmovW1/s320/dsc_1725.jpg" border="0" /></a> Inside-Outside #4<br /><br />These are all pastel pencil on Fabriano Roma paper.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-85777736313207352402009-04-12T09:19:00.000-07:002009-04-12T09:30:54.747-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozIS2PVBdct35tDdnpykNKwUh717eFbcMkUESG7zRSs6b8nYylq6tT4zVX1cxE_t4OCX0K2gS1v8kdUxyuPpb35MZai02LRR3CxSnzmcVy46ikukZcZtMaBQugGkul9_ALr0fodItaANO/s1600-h/dsc_1720.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323840552476081874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozIS2PVBdct35tDdnpykNKwUh717eFbcMkUESG7zRSs6b8nYylq6tT4zVX1cxE_t4OCX0K2gS1v8kdUxyuPpb35MZai02LRR3CxSnzmcVy46ikukZcZtMaBQugGkul9_ALr0fodItaANO/s320/dsc_1720.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />This is the final painting. Since the last entry I let the whole painting dry thoroughly. Then I went over it with a very thin wash of white and cobalt blue. This has the effect of unifying the painting and bringing out some nice optical greys. Then I worked more neutrals, darks and color into places where they were needed. I also put in some more details and corrected the drawing in a few areas. Finally I put in the faint background where the white canvas had been.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-33508938460657277112008-10-12T17:49:00.000-07:002008-10-12T17:52:48.266-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gARZOT25l56jyiA5rma0l44STlnCOQaiXNE8wtU6PeOPlm7n0BuTClpz8iFX97X0F5sqI_qCzbiwp1qGTZ6Y17YpcFDEXYKwRCxij3V_o6iyomaV4f9NThCQHtNwGMB1OJjNTe0QmPUn/s1600-h/dsc_1538.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256434416372442578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gARZOT25l56jyiA5rma0l44STlnCOQaiXNE8wtU6PeOPlm7n0BuTClpz8iFX97X0F5sqI_qCzbiwp1qGTZ6Y17YpcFDEXYKwRCxij3V_o6iyomaV4f9NThCQHtNwGMB1OJjNTe0QmPUn/s320/dsc_1538.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />As you can see since the last post, I've worked mostly on Nathan and a few other places. This was done mostly with neutrals and some local color.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-78650063325212498252008-09-07T18:26:00.000-07:002008-09-07T18:30:16.796-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbYQaWf0bhANjb_RnmQzk9VNY4Ijd4Fbn2KrMXwaGKPOZ9RRvWRXEbOm0FvmJo1MpfSmRNmCHO5sKkNDfo1i4DW4mi-vDexqg09fT0Dhr2FT-sfLBqOMmdxNTP1t_blUkLgfqiip7O6rw/s1600-h/dsc_1508.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243456092080634178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbYQaWf0bhANjb_RnmQzk9VNY4Ijd4Fbn2KrMXwaGKPOZ9RRvWRXEbOm0FvmJo1MpfSmRNmCHO5sKkNDfo1i4DW4mi-vDexqg09fT0Dhr2FT-sfLBqOMmdxNTP1t_blUkLgfqiip7O6rw/s320/dsc_1508.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>More adding of neutrals and adjusting the values, i.e. the lights and darks. </div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-42048392878574481172008-08-03T17:23:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:57:06.817-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT9F5wUTB8EqYS9ANIL7p_4-BnHkKlawiZjbXZR8stVRAMTqTxrCCP4BCuaO9SmQcYcvG7mFSGErIgjX93xRaNpgH63prlMnzWF_Oj_CvBHDjATYMQJqnESi4Ropq4ZT8ljmXkUsuK9ai/s1600-h/dsc_1492.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230452093010773458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT9F5wUTB8EqYS9ANIL7p_4-BnHkKlawiZjbXZR8stVRAMTqTxrCCP4BCuaO9SmQcYcvG7mFSGErIgjX93xRaNpgH63prlMnzWF_Oj_CvBHDjATYMQJqnESi4Ropq4ZT8ljmXkUsuK9ai/s320/dsc_1492.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br />Just neutrals have been added. The drawing is starting to be a little more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definite</span>.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-40890510776506681952008-07-13T17:05:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:57:06.938-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ91BuccRXgc7qaC0GhBmkd08_sTy0sP3rOPC452-pKejcpnBzMCqvbLEH9niJtG6Vc_ByjF5OC4NClrj7Xi1VRzXLQ6TeXMQN08YyO4PGsjTJvX1-yh0HYPMfShyLow7xcM6DAQuqOYGO/s1600-h/dsc_1455.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222654380777598306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ91BuccRXgc7qaC0GhBmkd08_sTy0sP3rOPC452-pKejcpnBzMCqvbLEH9niJtG6Vc_ByjF5OC4NClrj7Xi1VRzXLQ6TeXMQN08YyO4PGsjTJvX1-yh0HYPMfShyLow7xcM6DAQuqOYGO/s320/dsc_1455.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Now I've started to add the neutrals and to define Nathans portrait a little better. The form is carried by these neutrals.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-34868404786506568022008-06-01T16:24:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:57:07.439-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGJAvapD4_mO97fePxjIX5g79onEK5naIhE6A4_87gVQBtjsyKgP5tsebXmkzV3LgQNUfNzJrDd_2oKKiHTnTDvxVdo6jV5sHNcncLB0TTcgQmrUHZ5yGb6xM84Tf3L7Td1ncawn8z33J/s1600-h/dsc_1393.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207058317347318578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGJAvapD4_mO97fePxjIX5g79onEK5naIhE6A4_87gVQBtjsyKgP5tsebXmkzV3LgQNUfNzJrDd_2oKKiHTnTDvxVdo6jV5sHNcncLB0TTcgQmrUHZ5yGb6xM84Tf3L7Td1ncawn8z33J/s320/dsc_1393.jpg" border="0" /></a> More color has been added and I'm aiming at balancing the warms and cools before I start to put the neutrals in. <br /><div></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-70282463794891082842008-04-20T18:09:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:57:07.717-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdjYK3xoGbW7AFjDGPxye9u-E-lU-pM2l2SU6Arhybx_ooCAwKChy1Tgf634WW-LHAOJUbBqhaZPE8T-YZloruxVwRGMXy0NTKxlQdWHbCzXldt4yLPR0my5egyRX9EVj3D-DCptKPnp5/s1600-h/dsc_1371+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191499921259322306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdjYK3xoGbW7AFjDGPxye9u-E-lU-pM2l2SU6Arhybx_ooCAwKChy1Tgf634WW-LHAOJUbBqhaZPE8T-YZloruxVwRGMXy0NTKxlQdWHbCzXldt4yLPR0my5egyRX9EVj3D-DCptKPnp5/s320/dsc_1371+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The colors are getting more vivid as I keep adding to what is already there trying to build up the paint surface. This is somewhat slow as the colors take a while to dry and I like working on dried or almost dry paint.</div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-82156224044139520842008-03-30T14:14:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:57:07.841-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhI_JLSXtie1P2xYNp9HUu7_HxAYS07NxovwAtlZzEykvJM3HdOgHNEiznMgb1TqMIk9GBCCPs5oxjqNFqtFLZu1GCRe7pKo7w141rBnrxi3k3GEOc-jABroAh8fWHr14LngMiELXJIjE6/s1600-h/DSC_1363+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183647696477552594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhI_JLSXtie1P2xYNp9HUu7_HxAYS07NxovwAtlZzEykvJM3HdOgHNEiznMgb1TqMIk9GBCCPs5oxjqNFqtFLZu1GCRe7pKo7w141rBnrxi3k3GEOc-jABroAh8fWHr14LngMiELXJIjE6/s320/DSC_1363+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Well a lot has happened since the last post. I've been putting in color, not necessarily color seen but felt. The local color and the neutrals will be put in later. The forms seem stronger now which points up the fact that a change of color is always stronger than a change of tone.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-24459790846102941712008-02-24T13:39:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:57:07.991-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjzW3PquHu9m6CHZMWnIbvTLiIdFvkqJqdeI5MiNCK5f0fX0BGJJVuClZ6gj0FZaA0KhDfxMA-unwRx36Vu3-NzmvIcKH-uu6I-X2EecrnL7OG6ndZZR9-h77JGgbkRRt-nkKStiy634-/s1600-h/DSC_1330+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170667395833037650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjzW3PquHu9m6CHZMWnIbvTLiIdFvkqJqdeI5MiNCK5f0fX0BGJJVuClZ6gj0FZaA0KhDfxMA-unwRx36Vu3-NzmvIcKH-uu6I-X2EecrnL7OG6ndZZR9-h77JGgbkRRt-nkKStiy634-/s320/DSC_1330+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Here is a final shot of the under painting. You can probably see I've started to add some color around the edges of the shapes.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-80519487496137213012008-02-09T11:31:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:57:08.115-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PIaIVQbqK5Cz84NN4Z1sp8JElC5L6AI2M2EZiBemKjE5SOABs-ZodY3IDZPnrIAaA2z5IcFmnPQAtbcT-wC_vW5grhSfyPquYup5m_fKQxp9NYcdSw6MRDxXbm5AVGst_Akx6nnd05BJ/s1600-h/DSC_1282+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165065951025201970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PIaIVQbqK5Cz84NN4Z1sp8JElC5L6AI2M2EZiBemKjE5SOABs-ZodY3IDZPnrIAaA2z5IcFmnPQAtbcT-wC_vW5grhSfyPquYup5m_fKQxp9NYcdSw6MRDxXbm5AVGst_Akx6nnd05BJ/s320/DSC_1282+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br />This is the painting a little further along. This was taken around the middle of December 2007.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-32174422259823470612008-01-27T12:14:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:57:08.312-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62T1LWJrcvJJJTD8b2nG3MzzQAVqbRMuH5qWRd2vez4bgdp8BLiaIKMOcZXCdPfU0HODY0wwbNPN50mucx6df3kFz-9NR6_JWvb1kzRjjjNl9jlKKcCO69GU7nyrPjdJLdH8BODQbqof_/s1600-h/DSC_1228+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160252661759816386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62T1LWJrcvJJJTD8b2nG3MzzQAVqbRMuH5qWRd2vez4bgdp8BLiaIKMOcZXCdPfU0HODY0wwbNPN50mucx6df3kFz-9NR6_JWvb1kzRjjjNl9jlKKcCO69GU7nyrPjdJLdH8BODQbqof_/s320/DSC_1228+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here I've started the under painting using a mix of cobalt blue and cadmium red medium mixed with some Cremnitz white and thinned out with turpentine. The shapes are more distinct and its now clear how I've changed the design. The drawing that I did was more of a vertical and now the painting will be more of a horizontal.</div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-38975728318574490402008-01-20T14:45:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:57:08.666-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sBsjrcXKUnpQijAVw8M5AYNyssW1FQGcL9pak7o2icsw2bMQRM4fwNF14OHlTmegcq8xTzmxaEFjc2447xIt5dyZVgGdUoB_d_4FNUxtwBRnELoMJwhjsqxUeWUa1SSVt8S9Gh0wgYZF/s1600-h/resized+first+step.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157694020407112546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sBsjrcXKUnpQijAVw8M5AYNyssW1FQGcL9pak7o2icsw2bMQRM4fwNF14OHlTmegcq8xTzmxaEFjc2447xIt5dyZVgGdUoB_d_4FNUxtwBRnELoMJwhjsqxUeWUa1SSVt8S9Gh0wgYZF/s320/resized+first+step.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>On a 36"x42" linen canvas, I have put the drawing down with a pastel pencil and started to go over the main shapes with Veronese green oil color thinned with turpentine. I use the green color because it will still be visible even when I start putting in the underpainting. </div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-51825524245067073552008-01-20T14:11:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:57:08.827-08:00<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht230R7nGycgbguccD8RQ0DSyAn17B7lIx4VdMt4Eo_UGvDu8axzdODYT7LZoZTVFlxgR29zRvTJg4ZFZYhPPi5TmKn1yL7pxuegb2xW2VUA7W2zijCMZusNtIm0s1Oi41cMgLl7EqMXyq/s1600-h/resized+N%26F.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157691898693268306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht230R7nGycgbguccD8RQ0DSyAn17B7lIx4VdMt4Eo_UGvDu8axzdODYT7LZoZTVFlxgR29zRvTJg4ZFZYhPPi5TmKn1yL7pxuegb2xW2VUA7W2zijCMZusNtIm0s1Oi41cMgLl7EqMXyq/s320/resized+N%26F.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>I started this next painting in October of 2007. Its of my friend Nathan, aka Andy, whom I felt would be an excellent subject. And he didn't disappoint! After taking many photos of him, I chose two to combine for the painting. This is the pastel drawing that I did from the photos. I did the drawing to get a better idea of the composition and the color. As you will see in the next few posts I changed the composition quite a bit.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120391677239635495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400597267809110081.post-21623424658490166262007-12-19T20:24:00.001-08:002008-12-08T19:57:10.000-08:00Step by step painting process<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtIlsp5I_jCmqDPbDxmsEP4Ek4NrxuAQ0qch2i_DrsStfOLrY46TqMnJKfSkIqed-i2BAvmisEyG_3oNXAMDQxzrVKG5n0iGwl0VBIOMPsJSs00KsIQAY8MwTbKq0Qd9RIC1nkYE6SYk/s1600-h/fineArtBlog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145913739976288434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtIlsp5I_jCmqDPbDxmsEP4Ek4NrxuAQ0qch2i_DrsStfOLrY46TqMnJKfSkIqed-i2BAvmisEyG_3oNXAMDQxzrVKG5n0iGwl0VBIOMPsJSs00KsIQAY8MwTbKq0Qd9RIC1nkYE6SYk/s400/fineArtBlog1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Step 1 On a 28"x38" linen canvas I've put down the drawing for the painting. The drawing was done in a grey pastel pencil.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3KKSNbcEI6B4HPGJ03SETRo7q9rDg9IGEgK8bYZS8Nn_O-m4PERA2ODCLk6Y0B1izt8gU4al9pYyWv14wkrRGAc77wwAREvLpM1AipG2eGD312Moaj9u0ZKJq0brvEctp6SuYjcWvb0/s1600-h/fineArtBlog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145913632602106018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3KKSNbcEI6B4HPGJ03SETRo7q9rDg9IGEgK8bYZS8Nn_O-m4PERA2ODCLk6Y0B1izt8gU4al9pYyWv14wkrRGAc77wwAREvLpM1AipG2eGD312Moaj9u0ZKJq0brvEctp6SuYjcWvb0/s400/fineArtBlog2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Step 2 Here I've gone over the drawing with Veronese green thinned out with turpentine. Its now ready to start the underpainting in a grey tone.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uSCI6fImr4rpVK-AFN38jYFnQc8VETRqV3_vCpSI3yVJFbyRsmUmCzCZNQD7dkDpyCiE2Rlvqxrw66ueefiVgmYuSxNbdzenQYYVI7cML5_4QM_5vvIK4v35rP9cFyZEjLeW9z7WLQw/s1600-h/fineArtBlog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145913473688316050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uSCI6fImr4rpVK-AFN38jYFnQc8VETRqV3_vCpSI3yVJFbyRsmUmCzCZNQD7dkDpyCiE2Rlvqxrw66ueefiVgmYuSxNbdzenQYYVI7cML5_4QM_5vvIK4v35rP9cFyZEjLeW9z7WLQw/s400/fineArtBlog3.jpg" border="0" /></a>step 3 This is the completed underpainting. It is done in thinned out oil paint consisting of cobalt green and cadmium red.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSnvbh5aHJlbB1HY7SiCTzq8-cXk1AeVAsSMKVzi7od68BbaOzLcphOrZ7_jg8zDBzAPN75WP2zTGJbqUuXBJXFEJ6Tb1N4BXBsDbiLckvCgsOhEBeyd2BQMcp4AmwZ8LJaZ9OhUweJI/s1600-h/fineArtBlog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145913293299689602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSnvbh5aHJlbB1HY7SiCTzq8-cXk1AeVAsSMKVzi7od68BbaOzLcphOrZ7_jg8zDBzAPN75WP2zTGJbqUuXBJXFEJ6Tb1N4BXBsDbiLckvCgsOhEBeyd2BQMcp4AmwZ8LJaZ9OhUweJI/s400/fineArtBlog4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Step 4 Here I've started to put some color in. The background is still just underpainting.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifPtpyg8yO0VN8lWrTrb5JO5eUsF3SR4iHDH5p9_09ij8vAycGJf4l2rRtSwYCwW8XBpNPy7o1urKuhr82Kue8QfLtaTsbZecEVFElZeMO94j0UHbfflgI7u35wUyu8t4eElFIpFEsUQ/s1600-h/fineArtBlog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145913087141259378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifPtpyg8yO0VN8lWrTrb5JO5eUsF3SR4iHDH5p9_09ij8vAycGJf4l2rRtSwYCwW8XBpNPy7o1urKuhr82Kue8QfLtaTsbZecEVFElZeMO94j0UHbfflgI7u35wUyu8t4eElFIpFEsUQ/s400/fineArtBlog5.jpg" border="0" /></a>Step 5 In this step the background has been laid in and everywhere the paint has started to be built up.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9jb9NT44gxSgNO2QSTdbe8AN6WSTO9kakHxcK37jOIXUG4X8eNjsFhT0wTO00CVAQwH4_3Zsx_hbEIMsfxQKNXU43GD91xYibjWjTaTkT2cRyr8vZBYz0-fWQaJRFr4_GckOcBZEoM8/s1600-h/fineArtBlog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145912962587207778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9jb9NT44gxSgNO2QSTdbe8AN6WSTO9kakHxcK37jOIXUG4X8eNjsFhT0wTO00CVAQwH4_3Zsx_hbEIMsfxQKNXU43GD91xYibjWjTaTkT2cRyr8vZBYz0-fWQaJRFr4_GckOcBZEoM8/s400/fineArtBlog6.jpg" border="0" /></a>step 6 More color has been added in certain areas in this step.<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfogSzCv-VJPEk4LgscPPTkJ9R5NEz4yAuhRyrurRM-plO69_JYV8FzGygs75P6vtKWzC5UwM8qHQ440wPjMJl1bAEFv9uxlfsLUvA6HUH4kYiSRTY3bXbZewpVJ7NZHOjPQpt-8iRhw/s1600-h/fineArtBlog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145912795083483218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfogSzCv-VJPEk4LgscPPTkJ9R5NEz4yAuhRyrurRM-plO69_JYV8FzGygs75P6vtKWzC5UwM8qHQ440wPjMJl1bAEFv9uxlfsLUvA6HUH4kYiSRTY3bXbZewpVJ7NZHOjPQpt-8iRhw/s400/fineArtBlog7.jpg" border="0" /></a>step 7 Here all the final drawing corrections have been made along with the deepest darks and the final color notes. "Yolanda and Mineh", 2007</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0