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”

Midnight Plein Air: Painting a Streetlight in Casein

Some plein air studies are only possible at night. Around midnight I went out and tried to paint the streetlight visible from within our apartment complex. I used casein, specifically the following colors: cadmium yellow light, cadmium orange, cadmium red pale, shiva violet, ultramarine blue deep and titanium white. I had some trouble mixing aContinue reading “Midnight Plein Air: Painting a Streetlight in Casein”