Tag: pyrrole red
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Fingers and Toes Again
I have run out of pyrrole red, but there’s more en-route 😉 I did have enough for this painting in my A3 sketchbook. I did a few other bits and pieces today, but this is my favourite. I’ve painted a version of this pose previously in a more muted palette. Til the morn, Suzanne 618/700
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Mirror Distortion
A similar study to yesterday, playing with a limited palette, a mirror, and a mood. This is not a self-portrait, it is just using my face as a reference, but going off on a tangent, playing with distortion, and the weird shadows I was getting from the low slung winter sun outside. I took my…
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Haunted
I have been experimenting with different reds as grounds, and I’ve also been trying different versions of the very limited palette in this painting, trying different reds to see what I like. Today I used pyrrole red, and swapped the unbleached titanium for titanium white. I quite like it, and it is definitely a response…
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Three Hour Portrait
I have been watching old episodes of the Portrait Artist of the Year series, and marvelling at the artists who take part. I decided to see what it’s like to start and finish a portrait in four hours. Obviously I don’t have a live sitter, nor did I have people all around me, and conversations,…
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