Twice a day I wander with my dog through nature. A few years ago I found a skeleton of an invasive freshwater crayfish that has taken over the rivers and streams. They are by far bigger than the native ones. It was almost completely intact and bleached by the sun. For comparison you will find 2 legs of the native crayfish. I wanted to try to do something with it, although I had no idea how and where to go. The goal was to investigate this item and figure out where it would bring me. Initial sketches To get the […]
Painting Process
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A detailed description of the experience and process of figurative painting Portuguese tomatoes.
It’s a long time ago that I wrote about my painting process. This time I wanted to give attention to the highlights and darks in a painting. A good amount of highlights and darks can give a dramatic effect on a painting. The old masters and especially Caravaggio, often used this technique to create more drama. And drama was an important thing in paintings and fresco’s when you imagine that paintings hung in areas where the light was not often good or the distance from the viewer to the painting was huge. Preparation For this painting I used an Artists […]