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A RATHER INTIMIDATING SEA OF BLUE...
I CALL THIS "GHOSTING IN". TECHNICALLY, IT IS LAYING IN A
MONOCHROMATIC
TONAL UNDERPAINTING. AN OLD MASTERS OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS THE
"GRISAILLE" (say GREEZ-EYE). I PAINT ONTO THE DARK BACKGROUND
WITH TITANIUM WHITE,
ALLOWING FREE REIGN TO WHATEVER FORMS WANT TO COME THROUGH. VERY LITTLE
EDITING...
WHEN THE GRISAILLE IS COMPLETE, I BEGIN TO LAY IN GLAZES OF
TRANSLUCENT PIGMENTS. THE PAINTS MUST BE TRANSLUCENT (ALLOWING LIGHT
TO PASS THROUGH) NOT OPAQUE. THIS GIVES THE COLORS A DEPTH AND
JEWELTONE RICHNESS. MUCH OF THE COLOR MIXING HAPPENS OPTICALLY.
MORE COLOR....AND THEN MORE. UNTIL...
IT IS DEEMED FINISHED.
"A NEW STORY- CRACKING OPEN THE IMAGINATION"
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