I finally finished the Louboutin shoes for a room in my house. I had not been able to work on it, since it needed to dry, so that then I could go back in and clean up some of the muddy color that occurred on account of using black and a palette knife.
Palette = lamp black, alizarin, raw sienna, burnt sienna, titanium white, and some red......
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Since I will be starting a very regimented class on Wednesday (Bargue Drawing at the ARA), I want to make certain I maintain the strides I have made in becoming looser. I had bought a book that John recommended, How to See Color and Paint It, by Arthur Stern. It has some simple exercises in discerning color statements. I somewhat followed the author's directions, but not completely. I used most of the materials suggested such as the palette, but I was unable to set up the lighting correctly. With the correct setup, Stern revealed that one should see 9 statements, but I only counted 8, and they were not where he indicated they would be. I also was not good at remembering to clean off my knife after I dipped into each color; hence, streakiness resulted in some areas. This may have also been on account that I didn't mix up the statements completely before adding them to the canvas. I also didn't use the suggested knife for mixing. I have it, but I could't find it. In addition, John recommended not using the viewfinder, and I trust him, so I didn't. Lastly, I used linseed oil rather than turps. I don't know why, I just did. Great exercise, and since I only have a limited amount of time, I could easily complete it. The entire painting only took about an hour.
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