I finally got to start painting before 11pm last night. Matt put Jack to bed and the teenagers were off with their significant others. The house was moderately clean and I was dying to paint. Above is my attempt for the day. Below is my workspace...my dining room table. I am currently painting with water mixable oils because it is what I am teaching with. It is nice being able paint in the house and at the table, but I miss the turpentine and the way it thins the paint. When using water to thin, the paint gets gritty. This could be also because I am using primarily student grade paints. Not being able to thin the paint messes with some of the principles of painting fat over lean and I find that is partially when I get frustrated.
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| I started with this composition and did two 10 minute studies |
Although I think I improved on the ellipse the second time, I was getting frustrated with the paint and the set up, so I decided to abandon it and focus just on a close up of an orange.
I probably should have kept with my original set up, because I got very frustrated with painting the orange. I think I knew the time it would take to render the orange like I wanted and I knew that I didn't really have that much time last night. I became impatient and let the painting suffer rather than getting it to a good point and picking it up again today. As a result, I wiped the board. Sometimes it's better just to wipe it and start anew.
You did a great job on the oranges! They are not easy! Can't believe you wiped them! It's too bad you can't use oil with terp and medium, the paint is so smooth! You can always come paint with me!
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