Tuesday, May 04, 2010

The End of Summer

The glazing on Remembering Summer is done. On technical grounds I'm not happy with this picture for many reasons but overall it's acceptable. There were several challenges to overcome and a few new things learned. I'll frame it this month and scan it later.

Next I'll paint some more underpaintings, perhaps the portraits or The Death Of Man. The planning and composition of a picture should take the longest time, then the underpainting. Each glazing layer should take less and less time, until you sign it in no time at all! The longest time spent painting should be underpainting. I must heed my own advice well.