Painting Fire

Fire, like any of the elements, is challenging to show its presence and its effect on other objects. These are some sketches where I've experimented the color, value, and edge of fire.

Blocking in the Gray

Today I was on the second sitting of a figure painting and I focused on the subtle temperature changes. There aren't many extreme value jumps, rather an infinite number of prismatic grays that indicate the transitions in form.

Foo Dog (Part 1)

Composing

A friend of mine suggested something on the wall for depth's sake. I've been trying out different things but need something without hard angles because there are so many already. A bull's head or wall hanging?

Composer in progress

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Friday Oil Sketch

I've been experimenting with different oils. I like the black oil that I have used to make my paint ever since Schuler's, but my friend has been getting great results using Louis Velasquez's Calcite Sun Oil. Here is an example of some in the blue background.