Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Meals of Warm Spring Day 2

Started by fixing the rogue eye. From:

To:

It's better placed but it's darker due to the difference in today's light vs. yesterday, and the difference in today's paint mixes vs. yesterday. It may, actually, me more accurate all round. Painting into wet 'guide' paint natually creates a muddy result, which is why I prefer a drawn outline, putting exactly the right colour in the right place first time on a dry (toned) background. This is impossible with a painted guide on the canvas as used by 'impressionists'.

My lamp has cracked and collapsed. I need to buy and new fitting and fix it. I've also had to order an engraved plaque for mum, and mix up a couple of salads. The days are long and tiring.