Artist's Palette - AU (2020-03)

demonstration

MATERIALS

• Canvas50 x 60 cm.


• Jo Sonja’sArtists’Colours:
  NaptholRed Light; NaplesYellow
  Hue; Royal Blue; Black; White;
  BrilliantGreen;Cool Yellow.


• Brushes:Number4 and Number
  12 Sable;Number10 liner brush;
  a mediumround brush; a small
  round Sable; a four inch brush
  for backgroundcoverage.

I

remember,as a child, waitingfor

the postmanwith my brothersand

sister. Along with the daily mail, the

postmanwould delivera loaf of bread.

By the time we got back to the house,

four cornerswould be missingfrom

the loaf. But we laughedall the way.

STEPONE

I did the skylinefirst, then I chose colours

for a watery wash using a four inch brush.

STEPTwO

I did a quick outlinesketch,then a

secondwash. When the work was

dry (a hair dryer helps) I worked

on the sky, addingclouds and sun.

Then I dividedthe canvasinto two

parts (highlightingand shading). I

used a Number4 brush for the sun

and for highlightingthe clouds.

STEPThREE

Addingcolours,I usuallystart with a

waterywash – from highlightsto darks;

then in the same manner,but in reverse.

STEPFOUR

With the sky completed,I began to

shape trees and figures.A Number

STEPONE STEP ONE

STEPTwO– hIghLIghTS STEP TwO – ShAdINg