8x10 inches
oil on panel
500.00
silver frame
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Painters Tip
Brush work
Think of your canvas or painting support as a foundation for your paint. The idea is to lay the paint on top of each layer while disturbing the under layer as little as possible. The paint will build up thickly in some areas and remain thin in others. The more you smush it around and blend it on the support, the muddier it will become.
Brushwork takes some finesse on your part. Think before you lay on paint. Why are you applying paint? Do you have a plan? Are you considering the texture and local color of the scene you are painting? Many artists have the idea that painting is random and intuitive. There is an intuitive quality, which gives an artist creativity, however, deliberate planning and thinking about why you are laying on strokes, will make better paintings.
One of the biggest problems I see for inexperienced painters is that they are just fooling around on their painting, stroking away randomly with no purpose. They reach the stage where they don't know what to do, but instead of stepping back and thinking for awhile, the just pile on more paint. Big mistake.
My advice is to step away for 5 minutes and rest your eyes and mind. Take a quick walk, or sit down and rest for a bit. You will look at the painting with new eyes and see problem areas.
Using a rhythm in your brush work will make for good painting. Variety is good but make it cohesive by weaving similar strokes here and there in the painting.
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