When
we walked into the studio on Friday morning, Bill had the large canvas
he had stretched the day before, toned, and set up on his easel with the
reference photo below it.
He immediately began applying blue lines for the design and blocking in large blocks of color
All
the while he answered questions about materials, techniques from the
artists in the workshop. I learned a lot from the demo... like how to
thin the oil paint with Liquin and stand oil, and how long to let a
layer on a large painting dry before moving onto the next layer.. That
my sound simple, but it can mean all the difference between having a
bright vibrant painting or having mud.
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| Bill coaching Patty with her painting |
After
the demo, we were instructed to work on our own painting for the
remainder of the day In the meanwhile Bill went from person to person
coaching them on how to solve the issues their painting presented.
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| 30" x 40" painting when I stopped working on it on Friday pm. |
In
my case, Bill encouraged me to let the paint set up a bit on my first
painting by starting a second painting. I agreed to let the first could
dry overnight.. By the time the day ended I had a good beginning on a
18" x 24" painting from a different reference photo,
and had worked up a hearty appetite for the wonderful group dinner we had at the Purple Onion in Saluda that evening.
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