Tuesday 23 January 2018

Underpainting stage 1



I have made a start on my latest, and here is the first part of the underpainting  using only raw umbra. 


27 x 19.5 inches
Oil on stretched Italian linen


I always rely on the eyes to make my portrait work, here the eyes aren't visible so quite a challenge for me. As if the lighting wasn't tricky enough.

I'm letting it dry out overnight before completing the underpainting tomorrow.

I really do love the Pre-Raphaelites and am trying to paint under that influence. The two paintings influencing me here are Holman Hunt's Light of the World' E R Hughes's Midsummer Eve.  Hughes was Holman Hunt's studio assistant .



4 comments:

  1. It's looking great! Hugs, Valerie

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  2. Hi John, I am liking what you are doing and always appreciate when an artist shows the progression. This is going to be wonderful!

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  3. Two great paintings you chose. And yours looks promising!

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  4. Coming along great! I bet is is luverly to be paintng again!

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