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Landscape Painting Process: "Stirring the Soul"

9/21/2020

 
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Stirring the Soul
Oil
9x12


Painting landscapes are a respite for me. Most of my work is figurative which includes portrait commissions that require an exact likeness. It is so relaxing to change it up now and then with a painting of a beautiful river, landscape or seascape.

​To paint nature is meditation, the whole process is soothing; from taking exploratory walks, capturing the scene with photos, to then working on the concept in the studio.  
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Value Study Exploration Tips:
  • The purpose is to discover if this will make a good composition and painting.
  • Before painting, determine how dark to go with the values.
  • Choose the amount of foreground and sky. Keeping the rule of thirds in mind, the horizon division generally should not divide the painting in half. 
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Work in progress. Here I am painting the horizon and down into the water. For landscapes I generally work top to bottom, and back to front. When the canvas is covered I go back over and add glazing and additional layering of paint to fine tune the painting.
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​This painting will soon be at The Galleries at Heartland Art Club.


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  • ARTWORK
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  • Art Classes
    • Kirkwood Classes
    • Lake St Louis Classes
    • Individual Lessons
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    • STEP-BY-STEP