When we walked into the studio on Friday morning, Bill had the large canvas he had stretched the day before, toned, and set up on his easel with the reference photo below it.
He immediately began applying blue lines for the design and blocking in large blocks of color
All the while he answered questions about materials, techniques from the artists in the workshop. I learned a lot from the demo... like how to thin the oil paint with Liquin and stand oil, and how long to let a layer on a large painting dry before moving onto the next layer.. That my sound simple, but it can mean all the difference between having a bright vibrant painting or having mud.
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| Bill coaching Patty with her painting |
After the demo, we were instructed to work on our own painting for the remainder of the day In the meanwhile Bill went from person to person coaching them on how to solve the issues their painting presented.
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| 30" x 40" painting when I stopped working on it on Friday pm. |
In my case, Bill encouraged me to let the paint set up a bit on my first painting by starting a second painting. I agreed to let the first could dry overnight.. By the time the day ended I had a good beginning on a 18" x 24" painting from a different reference photo,
and had worked up a hearty appetite for the wonderful group dinner we had at the Purple Onion in Saluda that evening.
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