Another Painting Video

I've been enjoying doing these time-lapse painting movies, so I thought I'd do another. I'm currently working on a pair of large (24x30) glass and fruit pieces. Several days ago I posted a video of the underpainting of the first of these (an underpainting is the first layer of a painting, usually done as a thin application of only one color of paint). Today I have a video of the underpainting of the second of these. Click the arrow on the image below to view.

The keyhole effect on this video comes from the use of a telephoto lens without zoom. It's complicated, but it involved keeping my dog from bumping the tripod during the workday...

Painting A Day: Bottle and Blue Plate

"Bottle and Blue Plate"
Oil on masonite, 10" x 5"
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A movie of the final stage of painting this piece can be viewed by clicking the arrow on the image below:



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Big Lemon Jar, Day Two

Day two, finishing the underpainting (click arrow to view):



And a still shot of the finished underpainting:

Big Lemon Jar, Day One

OK, this is a little different. I'm working up some larger paintings, and I thought it might be fun to show the process. Rather than creating an actual movie, I've simply taken photos throughout the working day, and threaded them together.

This is by no means the method I use for all of my paintings, but I do find it useful for some.

It starts with a detailed initial drawing. As you can see, it's a fairly large canvas - 24x30 (large for me, anyway).



Once the drawing is completed, a monochromatic underpainting is laid down, using very thin washes of raw umber, black, and white. Click on the arrow to watch the video, and pardon that floating watermark (eventually I'll get around to purchasing the video editing software rather than using the trial version...)



And that's pretty much one day's work. I'll continue to post as I progress on this piece.

Painting A Day: Wineglasses and Sugarbowl

"Wineglasses and Sugarbowl"
Oil on masonite, 5" x 6"
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Painting A Day: Old Glass, Ancient Plate

"Old Glass, Ancient Plate"
Oil on linen on masonite, 8" x 10"
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