Tips on Oil Painting – Know Your Paints
By Remi Engels
In this discussion we assume that you use a basic 6-color. The 6-color palette could consist of the following colors:
1. Lemon Yellow
2. Cadmium Yellow
3. Cadmium Red
4. Permanent Rose (Alizarin Crimson)
5. French Ultramarine Blue
6. Phthalo Blue
7. Titanium White
8. Ivory Black
You could use a no. 10 filbert.
Lemon Yellow is, of course, yellow, but can you also see the green undertone or bias? Stare at it for a while and see if you can discern the underlying green. Do the same for:
Anatomy of a Commission – Oil Painting Demonstration By Donald Neff
Artist Statement
“I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite crests over silent lakes. I paint the descriptions of John Muir, the echoes of Ansel Adams, the American West of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I paint luminosity filtering through the landscape, reaching to the foundation of a stream, bouncing off rocks, and illuminating the shadows.
Using oil and acrylic, painting realistically is merely my means to an end. I want the viewer to connect with the places I love to be. I hope the observer will want to walk right into my painting and maybe even drop a line in the water to catch a trout.
My published works include both “plein air” and studio paintings, which helps me translate the dynamic experience of the moment and communicate in a more personal way of what I am trying to say..”
Step By Step Oil Painting Tutorial By Dan Schultz
About Dan
Dan Schultz was born in New Mexico in 1975 and soon began to take an interest in art. He enjoyed art classes through his primary and high school years, and studied commercial art at Pensacola Christian College in Florida. He received his degree with a focus on illustration and graphic design, but he never felt driven to pursue either as a career. After college, he continued to sharpen his drawing and painting skills by attending Cottonwood Artists’ School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it was there that he realized for the first time his desire for a career in fine art.
He chooses to work in a classical style because he deeply connects with traditional works which aptly express reality. “Art should bring about a respect for life and God’s creation around us,” he says. “I want to do my best to faithfully render what is beautiful to me and hopefully others will find that beauty reflected in my work.”
Please do take a moment to visit Dan’s Website by following the link below. Much of the artwork on his website (beside what is in his current galleries) is available for purchase directly from his studio. I know Dan worked real hard on this oil painting tutorial. I am sure he would appreciate your visit. If you have time, why not drop him a line as well.
Artist Spotlite – Patti Jenkins
Artist: Patti Jenkins
Location: College Station, TX
Title: Lakeside
Dimensions: 18×24
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Comments From the Artist: I enjoyed this one especially because looking at it, I felt like I could just walk out to the water.
Artist Spotlite – James Gerity
Artist: James Gerity
Location: Peninsula, Ohio
Title: Untitled
Dimensions: 24″ x 36″
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/jgerityart
Comments From the Artist: This was one of the larger pieces I’ve done. It was time consuming and exciting. I am new to painting and I have certainly enjoyed and learned from your website… for that I thank you.
Artist Spotlite – Bernie Rosage Jr.
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Title: “A Tribute to Gold Star Moms”
Medium: Oil
Dimensions: 10×8
Support: Linen
“A Tribute to Gold Star Moms”
For me, as an artist, painting is a struggle. Struggle in the sense that I force myself to adhere to an almost daily routine of painting. Too many times life gets in the way and painting has to take a back seat… but sometimes life gets in the way and inspiration comes. When this happens it’s as if the painting takes on a life of its own. It’s as if divine intervention takes over… this painting has such a story.
“A Tribute to Gold Star Moms” by Bernie Rosage Jr.
En Plein Aire, April 2008.
Artist Spotlite – Kathy Karas
Artist: Kathy Karas
Location: Australia
Title: “BREAKFAST AT THE BEACH”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 30″x 60″
Website: http://www.artwhatson.com/kathykaras/ and http://www.kathy-karas-artist.com/
Comments From The Artist: Here is a painting that I completed in June this year. It is an oil painting of our local beach and a place that I visit often . I had just finished breakfast one morning and was walking back to my car when I happened to look back and was captured by the sight of the kiosk with the umbrella’s and people enjoying a lazy saturday morning by the beach. I am an Australian artist and live on the beautiful south coast of NSW just south of Sydney.
Artist Spotlite – Shirley Flinn
Artist: Shirley Flinn
Location: Lacombe, Alberta.
Dimensions: 16×20
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Website: www.shirleyflinn.com
Comments By The Artist: I was really drawn to this image, I saw it on a horse rescue calendar. I contacted the publisher of the calendar and got the name of the owner of the image, and received permission to paint it. I changed the background, and added color to the horses coat and repositioned the horse on the canvas.
Cedar Crossing – A Step-by-step Oil Painting Demonstration By Aaron Holland
About Aaron
My formal training has been in the “Boston School” tradition, at the Studio of Peter Bougie and Brian Lewis (an Atelier), in the lineage of Richard Lack. While there, I was trained in portraiture, figurative, and still life painting methods, as well as a thorough study of academic drawing approaches. I studied with Mr Bougie and Mr. Lewis every day for five days a week, approximently 7-8 hours a day, for three and a half years. Ironically, it was while I was there that I came to love the landscape.
Both of my teachers are ardent “Plein Air” ( outside, on location) landscape painters, and would often bring in their paintings for our appreciation. After much time spent in the studio their paintings were like a breath of fresh air, and the saturated colors of outdoor light seemed beyond comprehension. I was further impressed by the notion that the paintings were done without the aid of photographic references! It was their belief that, although sometimes necessary, it can often be counter-productive to the aims of a true artist.
I have been painting “on my own” since 1998, and have tried to maintain the same integrity and faithfulness towards landscape painting that I saw demonstrated there. Although there are some differences in how I see and paint the landscape, I think that is an important aspect to growing and developing as an artist. I have made an effort to dedicate several days each week to paint direct from nature. During these painting sessions I have been seeking to capture both the essence of a scene, and how it speaks to me on a personal level. Currently I am concentrating on smaller en plein air compositional studies with a focus on light and color, painted “en premiere coup” (or, in one sitting).
Step By Step Oil Painting Tutorial By Dan Schultz
About Dan
Dan Schultz was born in New Mexico in 1975 and soon began to take an interest in art. He enjoyed art classes through his primary and high school years, and studied commercial art at Pensacola Christian College in Florida. He received his degree with a focus on illustration and graphic design, but he never felt driven to pursue either as a career. After college, he continued to sharpen his drawing and painting skills by attending Cottonwood Artists’ School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it was there that he realized for the first time his desire for a career in fine art.
He chooses to work in a classical style because he deeply connects with traditional works which aptly express reality. “Art should bring about a respect for life and God’s creation around us,” he says. “I want to do my best to faithfully render what is beautiful to me and hopefully others will find that beauty reflected in my work.”
Please do take a moment to visit Dan’s Website by following the link below. Much of the artwork on his website (beside what is in his current galleries) is available for purchase directly from his studio. I know Dan worked real hard on this oil painting tutorial. I am sure he would appreciate your visit. If you have time, why not drop him a line as well.
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