Pepper Portrait Week 4

I started work on the checkerboard squares in today's session. Since I did not have any painter's tape on hand, I decided to free-hand it. It's good to practice this every once in while to keep your eye-hand coordination sharp.

Since I started late in the day, I only finished a few squares. Still, I can already see that the Cadmium Red Hue and Cadmium Red Deep Hue are providing a good contrast to the other colors. When I add the black squares, it will provide a good contrast to the red ones.

All of the colors used thus far are just base from which I will add further glazes. Each subsequent glaze will increase the depth of the colors and subjects.

Pepper Portrait week 2

Since I have to work for a living, I get one good painting day a week. This week, I got a late start and decided on just focusing on the background color. Once I add paint to canvas, I really start to feel the creative juices flow. Drawing has never been my strong point or something that I look forward to starting. For me, it is a means to an end. That end being allowed to put the pigments together and let the color explode.

Today, I used a 2" brush loaded with Winton Cadmium Yellow Medium and using Liquin to thin. Getting the background color allows me to focus more on the subject's face. As I progress, I will adjust the colors of the background to match the light source.

Here is Pepper:

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