Glazing

I was away last week and so I missed the class and fell behind with my glazing. This way of painting is time consuming because you have to wait for it to dry before applying the different color glazes.This week I worked on the skin tone and the drapery, I soften the background a bit. Also, I emphasized the hair with a darker tone.

This is a totally new experience for me, it requires patience and planning. Since I usually favor abstract painting and because I usually work from impulse and feelings this control environment is difficult for me. I learn a lot but I also stress out about whether or not I will be able to bring this painting to an acceptable level.


We have to do two more paintings by using the glazing method one is a reproduction of an old master and the other one a personal composition for our next critic day on March 5th, I chose to do a segment of The Temptation of St-Antony by Grunewald, this should be interesting to do and very challenging, don't forget I said a segment. In this case it will be a portion of a segment, there are many details in the original, it was done in 1503, part of this painting is so different of what was made in that era. I am actually looking forward to start this project.