I attended Andy Eccleshall’s painting workshop on the weekend of December 6th at the Cole Gallery in Edmonds. Andy is an excellent landscape painter and a great instructor and I highly recommend his workshops.
Andy Eccleshall Workshop 2014
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Red Diagonal Cutters II
I’m really pleased with this second go at the diagonal cutters. This one is an 8″ x 10″ canvas panel with Royal Talens Cobra paint. It was fun adding all of the little highlights and cracks at the end. The design is strong, so I’m considering doing it again, but larger.
Red Diagnonal Cutters
Finally got a chance to do a quick still life. 8″ x 10″ canvas panel. This one is for the Word of the Week, which is “tool”. I’m trying out water miscible oils – some Holbein Duo Aqua Oils and some Royal Talens Cobra. I find that the Duo is pretty stiff, while the Cobra is rich and creamy.
November 22, 2014
Started a new study, 8″ x 10″.
The ice cubes are acrylic, but the limes are real. I love the glow of the glass on the left. In order to balance the composition I will probably have to make the knife blade and the lime wedge brighter than they appear in life.
A quick sketch with Burnt Sienna from the Royal Talens Cobra line of water miscible oils. I’ve been experimenting with these paints for the drawing in order to avoid toxic solvents. I find that I can paint a rough line and then push it around with a brush full of water.
I’m part way through finding the right values. It looks like I will have to make the lit part of the table darker in order to make the lime wedge and the knife pop. This will also make the shadows a bit less harsh.
November 18, 2014
Finally got around to painting some green onions …
Gary’s Spiral Stairway
Here’s Gary’s take on my spiral stairway design. He did this sketch in just a few minutes by painting directly on a reference photo.
Portrait Study IV
Working on a iteration IV of my Portrait Study (I, II, III). 12″ x 16″ acrylic on canvas board. This time I am using a dark, cool, geometric background and warm darks for the figure. My plan is to add black lines separating the background tiles and then soften all of the edges so that they look like an out-of-focus stained glass window. I chose darker tiles behind the face to accentuate the rim-lighting and lighter teal tiles in the back to silhouette the hair.
Still very much a work in progress. I have to finish all of the tiles before I start on the hair and the rim lighting because these go on top of the tiles. I’ll probably add one more base coat to the figure before dry brushing in the form with a very dark tint of Burnt Sienna.
Spiral Staircase II
I’ve moved on from my 8″ x 10″ study to an 18″ x 24″ painting. I’m blocking in the initial forms in acrylic and then I will switch to oils which will be better for all of the cylindrical surfaces. Super excited!
Spiral Staircase Study
Started a new study of a stone stairway spiraling down into the light. 8″ x 10″ acrylic. At this point, I’ve only just established the lightest lights and the darkest darks and a smidgen of mid tone.
Montana Color Study Update
Made some more progress on my 12″ x 16″ acrylic color study for the Montana landscape. My plan is to do another pass or two over the trees and the grasses in the middle distance and then I will start on some tall green grass and a fence line in the foreground.
At this point, I have only suggested the Black Angus cows by painting the grass around them – they are basically negative space cows. It is amazing how compelling they are as just a suggestion. It will be interesting to see if I like them better or worse once they have been painted.
Overall the study is coming along well and I’m feeling optimistic about embarking on a larger, more finished piece.
