Saturday, August 10, 2013

Basic Black

This is my entry for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. The challenge was to paint this black raven without using black. Since I rarely use black, this was right up my alley. I mixed the 'blacks' using burnt umber, Alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue, with an occasional bit of pthalo blue. Click here to read more about the challenge and see the other entries.
Oil on panel, $100 + $10 domestic shipping
 
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And here's a little collage I put together of the 8 Cape Breton plein air paintings.

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4 comments:

  1. Art MaineAugust 11, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    Basic Black...
    has no black,
    such black irony,
    in an oil painting
    that one realizes
    after studying the details
    of the reference photo
    and the details of these
    confident brush strokes
    that one understands this
    fine art is painted by an
    accomplished artist;
    it leaves this viewer
    in awe.

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  2. suzanneberryAugust 11, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    He is simply PERFECT my friend! The composition of yor work is only part of what makes each painting so wonderful! He is proud, mysterious and so beautifully painted! Each post is a gift!

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  3. suzanneberryAugust 11, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Me again! LOVE the collage of your vay cay work!

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  4. ChristelAugust 30, 2013 at 12:26 AM

    Fantastic!

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