2:00 PM, Saturday, 25 September 2021. I went out to paint a nearby coffee shop and restaurant using gouache. I used the iron triad (terra rosa, prussian blue, yellow ochre, and titanium white). While painting, a child approached me and asked if he could watch me work. He said was waiting for his father, whoContinue reading “Saturday Plein Air Surprise”
Category Archives: James Gurney studies
Applying James Gurney’s Spotlight Underpainting Lesson
I tried to paint the view from our doorstep (we are in the third floor of an apartment). I was planning to paint a car too, but I need to stay at home for a few days. I used an underpainting similar to the one Mr. Gurney made for the spotlight effect video. I madeContinue reading “Applying James Gurney’s Spotlight Underpainting Lesson”
Intense Detail, Heavy Rain, Changing Lighting Conditions: Painting a Pottery Shop on Location Using Gouache
Last August 30, I tried to paint the pottery shop just outside the apartment complex where I live. I always found it as an interesting subject but the task just seems too daunting due to all the detail. I was inspired by Mr. James Gurney’s county fair video to finally give it a try. IContinue reading “Intense Detail, Heavy Rain, Changing Lighting Conditions: Painting a Pottery Shop on Location Using Gouache”
Sennelier Egg Tempera
Recently I have been using casein as my main painting medium for plein air, as I have learned about it from James Gurney’s YouTube and Gumroad videos. It was fairly new to me and I quickly fell in love with it. Getting to use the classic medium was such as an accomplishment for me, asContinue reading “Sennelier Egg Tempera”