Demonstration of glazing with oil paint

This is a shot that includes everything I was working

with to demonstrate how you glaze color over a

dry underpainting. The underpainting was done

in raw umber and titanium white and allowed to

dry completely. Then layers of color are applied,

each one needing to dry before the next one is put

on. I use an alkyd medium as the glaze medium.

In the 'olden days' I made my own glazing mixture.

But hey, I don't use tin cans and string to make

calls anymore either!

What I've been doing!

This past weekend was the spring show of our

Art League which I founded some 25 years ago.

When one is doing an art show there is a great

deal of preparation leading up to it, actually being

there and doing the various jobs and then breaking it

down and putting one's materials and paintings

away. I did a demo of how to do glazing in oil

painting. I'll post a shot of that eventually. This

gives the big picture to the variety of work done

my our members and the very good attendance

that we get.

More art show

Here is the painting you saw some time

ago. All framed up and hanging at the

show. While it hasn't yet sold, it had a

lot of very good feedback and so I know

it finds a good home eventually!

Here it is!

"Lakeside" (working title) 30" x 40"

There are a few details of small branches and leaves

yet to do, but here it is pretty much a done deal.

It's the signature piece for an upcoming show I am

doing, so whew! Now it's done.

I have had a lot of satisfaction doing it, but none like

my four year old assistant's daughter looking at it

with great care and seriousness and saying with

such intent: "It's beautiful". So I'm happy.

Can't fool children.