River at Dusk 5x7
Hello and welcome to Tonalist painting by M Francis McCarthy.
Today's painting is 'River at Dusk' 5x7.
Our video features the progression of this painting from its early underpainting stage on up through the final finishing brushwork. Also featured is my usual rambling narration, so please check it out.
Today, I would like to talk about starting a painting. I prefer to have a dry underpainting/drawing to work on prior to going in with color. Sometimes I do the drawing stage and then do color immediately afterward, (for example, if I am working with a student and we do not have time for the painting to dry. This is mostly the case with tourists who come into my studio wishing to have a quick lesson before resuming their journey).
I like to do my underpainting/drawings on a prepared surface. Usually I have the board tinted to a light burnt sienna tone using transparent acrylic gesso mixed with color. It's good if the surface is not too dark as I do not use lighter colors in my drawing/underpainting stage.
I like to do my drawing/underpainting with a bit of painting oil and a light tint of color to start. This gives me a tone that is just slightly darker than the background color. I then start building up the masses with more pure/darker amounts of the burnt sienna paint and finally, I will mix burnt sienna with black for my very darkest shadow areas.
If you have seen any of my videos, you will have seen me do this many times. Most often I use a brush to do my drawing. There are times however when I will use a paper towel and then finish off with a brush. This is one of the few places in my painting where I paint with something other than a brush. Even when I start with a brush there are times when I like to go in and do areas of my underpainting with a paper towel.
What I like about the paper towel is the way that you can very quickly and organically paint areas of tone. I enjoy the loose and free quality that you can get with a paper towel, it is much harder to paint as freely with a controlled instrument like a brush.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'River at Dusk' 5x7; I completed this painting a couple months ago and it is one of my recent paintings that I am very happy with. We will be discussing the larger version which is a 14x20 next week.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| River at Dusk by M Francis McCarthy, 5x7 Oil Painting on Wood Panel |
Today's painting is 'River at Dusk' 5x7.
Our video features the progression of this painting from its early underpainting stage on up through the final finishing brushwork. Also featured is my usual rambling narration, so please check it out.
Today, I would like to talk about starting a painting. I prefer to have a dry underpainting/drawing to work on prior to going in with color. Sometimes I do the drawing stage and then do color immediately afterward, (for example, if I am working with a student and we do not have time for the painting to dry. This is mostly the case with tourists who come into my studio wishing to have a quick lesson before resuming their journey).
I like to do my underpainting/drawings on a prepared surface. Usually I have the board tinted to a light burnt sienna tone using transparent acrylic gesso mixed with color. It's good if the surface is not too dark as I do not use lighter colors in my drawing/underpainting stage.
I like to do my drawing/underpainting with a bit of painting oil and a light tint of color to start. This gives me a tone that is just slightly darker than the background color. I then start building up the masses with more pure/darker amounts of the burnt sienna paint and finally, I will mix burnt sienna with black for my very darkest shadow areas.
If you have seen any of my videos, you will have seen me do this many times. Most often I use a brush to do my drawing. There are times however when I will use a paper towel and then finish off with a brush. This is one of the few places in my painting where I paint with something other than a brush. Even when I start with a brush there are times when I like to go in and do areas of my underpainting with a paper towel.
What I like about the paper towel is the way that you can very quickly and organically paint areas of tone. I enjoy the loose and free quality that you can get with a paper towel, it is much harder to paint as freely with a controlled instrument like a brush.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'River at Dusk' 5x7; I completed this painting a couple months ago and it is one of my recent paintings that I am very happy with. We will be discussing the larger version which is a 14x20 next week.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| River at Dusk 5x7 (Detail) |
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| River at Dusk 5x7 (Detail 2) |