Yesterday I decided to paint a self portrait while the atelier is empty for the holidays. I took photos of each step of the process, to make it easier to retrospectively critique my technique. First, I made a drawing with charcoal, and red and white chalk. In the drawing I was paying attention to the… Continue reading Self Portrait, (age 26) December 2022
Tag: indirect painting
Still Life with Grapes and a Pomegranate
First, I made a grisaille. Then I applied a couch of calcium carbonate and linseed oil paste, and then glazed into this couch while it was wet. I found that using calcium carbonate as a couch to paint into unified the surface, and gave me better control while rendering. I find that oil paint out… Continue reading Still Life with Grapes and a Pomegranate
Allegory Of Drawing Still Life
I made this painting using a grisaille with lead white and raw umber. Then I applied color in relatively thin layers, allowing the underlying texture to show through.
Cast Study
Study of a cast in oil on canvas. The cast is of a “Marseille Warrior” from the Arc de Triomphe in France. I used an opaque grisaille technique. The pigments I used were lead white and raw umber, and I added calcium carbonate chalk to the lead white. The initial drawing was loose, and I… Continue reading Cast Study
Blue Vase Still Life
Oil on Panel. I made an opaque monochromatic underpainting with raw umber and white. Then I applied local color in glazes and painted into the glaze with direct paint.
Charlie Antolin Artist 