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Oh my stars . . . this painting has gone through so many changes I can't even count! That background was crazy. First it was all blue . . . then one of my students suggested it needed another color, so I added red. Yowzers! It was like a Fourth of July firework exploded all over the page. So then I washed the whole thing out with lots of water -- and color oozing and dripping all over the place. Oh, wait before that, I decided to SAND the background. Yes . . . you read that correctly -- I used a piece of fine grit sandpaper and sanded the background to age it a bit. (Incidentally this painting is on Fabriano cold-pressed paper so I knew it could take the abuse.) Then I put a burnt sienna wash over it . . . then I just went for it and that's when I added all the water and mushed everything around. I did some more burnt sienna -- added faint colors to the pattern . . . touched up the milk and cookies a tad and called it a day! Whew! I need a nap. :)
Oh my stars . . . this painting has gone through so many changes I can't even count! That background was crazy. First it was all blue . . . then one of my students suggested it needed another color, so I added red. Yowzers! It was like a Fourth of July firework exploded all over the page. So then I washed the whole thing out with lots of water -- and color oozing and dripping all over the place. Oh, wait before that, I decided to SAND the background. Yes . . . you read that correctly -- I used a piece of fine grit sandpaper and sanded the background to age it a bit. (Incidentally this painting is on Fabriano cold-pressed paper so I knew it could take the abuse.) Then I put a burnt sienna wash over it . . . then I just went for it and that's when I added all the water and mushed everything around. I did some more burnt sienna -- added faint colors to the pattern . . . touched up the milk and cookies a tad and called it a day! Whew! I need a nap. :)
I think the background has a magical quality and the milk next to it helps emphasize it. A really good painting.
ReplyDeleteAfter all that it turned out perfectly!
ReplyDeleteSehr schöne Arbeit. Du kannst sehr zufrieden sein Kara.
ReplyDeleteGrüsse Dich
janina
I have got to get this paper. I can not believe what you can do to it. I use cold press and man...just erase a little bit and it gets all bent out of shape...literally
ReplyDeleteBut I also love my cold press paper because I know its many "moods" so well.
The next Dick Blick order I ave got to give your paper a try. It sounds so interesting....
Oh and I left a comment about your actual painting over at Daily Paintworks.