36 Artists Magazine April 2020
Build LESSON
Thisdemonstrationshowsa step-by-stepprocessindesigningandpaintinga scenethatcould
beinterpretedaseitherthebeginningortheendofthewinterseason.Theserpentine-reflecting
waterwaywindsthroughtheimagewitha brightyetpaleyellowtone.Thedriedmarshgrasses
inbluestandabovea warmbasewhilethesky’swarmcastreflectslightontothewaterychannel.MINI DEMO: Anticipating Winter/Final Frost
1
Thisunderpaintingfeatureswarm
translucentcolorsmadefroma mix
ofultramarineblue,gambogeyellow
andcarmineredlake.Thetranslucency
enablesthesubstrateofbrushedgold
toaffectthecolorandreflectivityof
theimage.2
I appliedthepaintandtextures
using3-inchwatercolorwash
brushes.I cuttheultramarinebluewith
titaniumwhitetocreatetheeffectofthe
frostedgrasses.Theskybenefitsfrom
thesubstrateofgold.3
Theserpentinechannelofthe
reflectingwaterwasexcisedusing
a 4-inchrubbersqueegee.Opaquepaint
oftitaniumwhitecutwithgamboge
yellowfillsthewaterchannel.I created
moretexturebyusingwatercolorwash
brushesandapplyingpaintalongthe
edgeofthesqueegee.I thenlightly
tappedthesqueegeeontothesurface
tocreatelinesoflightrepresenting
strandsofmarshgrass.Anticipating Winter/Final Frost
oil on brushed gold Dibond, 24x2412