Step 1
I’m switching from watercolor to oils as I paint a 4′ x 8′ wall mural for the new Washington County Library. I accepted the commission because as a child I […]
Step 2
I met today with Douglas Alder, the Chairman of the Washington County Library Board, and Brenda, the library director, to go over the initial sketches for the library paintings. They […]
Step 3
I ordered Claessons Oil primed Belgian linen and mounted it on a tempered masonite panel using Demco’s archival adhesive. I then hung the panel on the wall of my frame […]
Step 4
When my outline drawing is established, I begin work on the figures first to establish their main values, leaving the background buildings for later. Once the figures are almost complete […]
Step 5
The figures are now pretty well established, so I move on to the background. I rub in a thin underglaze of burnt sienna on the buildings to establish an even […]
Step 6
I do a little more fiddling with the figures, changing the look of the girl on the left. I then move on to the background and buildings. On top of […]
Step 7
I enjoyed the process of working big. And it was fun to get back into oils again. The finished painting ready to be hauled to the library and installed in […]
Step 8
The finished mural is 4 ft x 8 ft.
