I have begun a hard core exploration into oils. I quickly found that working on one oil painting start to finish is nearly impossible. Going back to certain areas too quickly just pulls up all your previous work and leaves you wondering how to cover up the bits of white canvas now staring back at you. I started 2 large canvases last night, each 24" x 36" and both of Koi fish. They are not really intended to hang side by side but the color palette is the same so they could easily go in the same room.
I still struggle with the directness of the oils and find myself falling back into my Acrylic based habit of laying in the background colors loosely before going back in to refine details. I am hoping to develop a more "alla prima" method and lay in as much detail as possible on the first pass through.
These are my koi paintings in progress:
In progress - Koi at Top of Water
And In Progress - Koi Underwater View:
I still struggle with the directness of the oils and find myself falling back into my Acrylic based habit of laying in the background colors loosely before going back in to refine details. I am hoping to develop a more "alla prima" method and lay in as much detail as possible on the first pass through.
These are my koi paintings in progress:
In progress - Koi at Top of Water
And In Progress - Koi Underwater View:
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