We painted her infamous rooster in her impressionist style. It wasn't so much to learn how to paint a proper chicken but how to paint with oils, how they work, and most of all, learning how to loosen up. We used a very limited palette of Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, and Cadmium Yellow Light.
We all followed her step-by-step instructions, painting along with her and came away with these plucky, colorful chickens, each with their own personality. Here is mine - it is 9 x 12:
And here is Virginia's. I think it was 8 x10:
I have to admit it was a fun way to learn about painting with oils. We also got to work from one of our own photographs. Here is my landscape I did. It is 12 x 9.
In the days to come, I'm hoping to apply what I have learned so that I can paint and develop my own particular style with oils.
Thanks Virginia for my introduction to painting with oils!
4 comments:
Good chicken! That's an excellent way to get folks introduced to oil. And that you came home after one lesson excited about oils says volumes. Good looking landscape, too. I think there's no question you've got a knack for oils, so happy painting!
Ha! Dianne thank you so much. It was fun. I still have so much to learn - don't know if I've got a "knack for oils" but I certainly want to learn more. Your beautiful paintings are inspirational and your blogs are already a great resource for me - I read them often trying to soak up some of your knowledge about painting. Thanks for sharing.
Ah! A good report about the chicken clinic!
Thank you for the nice comments! Your enthusiasm (and your "chicken") is INSPIRING!
Keep up the good work, Karen...this is a GREAT blog!
Thanks Virigina! You definitely deserve many more nice comments. The clinic was so much fun and so informative. I'm glad you stopped by!
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