Thanks Tball....how did I do it---that's a tough question! There are a few rules I live by (and encourage my students to do): I always work from general to specific---block things out and and gradually define. I always stress volume and form. And I work from a fairly limited palette...the fewer colors, the better. I tend to work from halftones and heighten and shade as needed. And, I paint fast and let it go---I'm not one to labor long over these "Little Paintings"---I only spend about an hour or two on these. Glass can get muddy fast, so if it doesn't come together quickly in oil, wipe it off and start again, or wait till it's dry to repaint it. One thing I will say about painting glass is that the edge quality is even more important than usual. The quality of light as well as the type of glass may affect the illusion (yep, this is true of anything), but transparent surfaces that also reflect are often the trickiest. Hope this helps....
I had forgotten how much fun it is to paint glass....
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Wow! Fun and beautiful. Who could ask for more? How did you do it?
Thanks Tball....how did I do it---that's a tough question! There are a few rules I live by (and encourage my students to do): I always work from general to specific---block things out and and gradually define. I always stress volume and form. And I work from a fairly limited palette...the fewer colors, the better. I tend to work from halftones and heighten and shade as needed. And, I paint fast and let it go---I'm not one to labor long over these "Little Paintings"---I only spend about an hour or two on these. Glass can get muddy fast, so if it doesn't come together quickly in oil, wipe it off and start again, or wait till it's dry to repaint it.
One thing I will say about painting glass is that the edge quality is even more important than usual. The quality of light as well as the type of glass may affect the illusion (yep, this is true of anything), but transparent surfaces that also reflect are often the trickiest.
Hope this helps....
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