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What about Technique?
A work in Progesss:
One of my main passions is light through layers of paint. Using the mixed technique, this can be achieved by painting in a sequential manner,
that is, indirect painting.
However, the more I paint in layers the
more it becomes clear to me that additional layers can just cover up or disguise the original luminosity of the white panel.
So sometimes, I end up wiping areas of the new paint off in order to reveal the structure and colors of the previous level.
Thus my oil painting technique becomes a mixture of painting both forwards and backwards.
My latest project takes this movement a step further by literally painting
on both sides of the panel.
It is not uncommon to find panels painted on both sides.
Many Flemish painters painted images on both sides
- the Ghent altarpiece
being a prime example - but manyNorthern Renaissance portraits
were done this way, too. There could have been
many reasons
for this but since the wood panel would have
had less chance of warping by being
completely sealed, it may have
simply made common
sense.
In my case, I have always gessoed both sides of my panels, for longevity, and also for backup in case I am not happy with
my first attempt.
In fact, I
first experimented with this approach to landscape painting
approximately 30 years ago!
So, it was not much of a leap for me to envision a painting
that involved both sides.
What's new is their interaction. Here's the concept: a realistic landscape on one side, an abstract pattern on the other,
with the center section cut out so that it rotates between them. I took the idea to some local carpenters who drilled
a hole down the center, cut out the middle section, then inserted a rod so it could swivel.
But the
value study
formed an essential foundation for building up the image...
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Techie Stuff
The value study
Check out the Atelier Artisanal informative discussion blog on this topic.
The support
Check out the Atelier Artisanal informative blog
on panel selection.
Gesso
Atelier Artisanal informative blog
on preparing a panel for painting.
Silver point
Atelier Artisanal informative blog
discussing using silver point as an
underdrawing.
Egg
tempera
The Atelier Artisanal blog covering the basics on painting with eggs. Informative experience
welcomed.
Mixed technique
Atelier Artisanal blog discussing Nicolas Wacker's
method from the Ecole des Beaux Art, Paris. Questions invited. |