Category Archives: The Star

A glaze of Sap Green over the loosely painted leaves and jasmine flowers is softening the background and helping to make the figure come forward. Now that the flowers are less bright they compete with the hair and face much … Continue reading →

Two images of the work in progress today: first, a picture of it the face this afternoon with another layer of flesh adjusting the work; and then the first layer of colour going onto the dress. I added Titanium White … Continue reading →

I changed my mind about working on the figure today, choosing to develop the background a little more instead. I’ve painted the first of the star jasmine flowers around the figure, setting up the first layer of several more to … Continue reading →

After completing the Raw Umber glaze over the orange background of Iron Oxide I used Olive Green moved around with a soft rag to create a generalized patchy background of leafy shadows, then mixed a grey green with Raw Umber, … Continue reading →

Using Raw Umber I’ve begun to rough in the shadows of the background, placing the Star before an archway that will be covered in Jasmine. Only small portions of the white arch will be visible, emerging through a blanket of … Continue reading →

Although the vase I’ve roughed in is slight, it took a long time to draw it and figure out the structure of the elegant handle (do a quick google search for a vase image that inspired the one in the … Continue reading →

Using Foundation White as a first layer makes the girl have a ghostly appearance as her figure emerges from the Iron Oxide sealer. The white is moving very smoothly over the panel, reminding me how much I love working on … Continue reading →