still life – Charlie Antolin Artist

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

Charlie Antolin, Allegory of Drawing, Oil on Canvas, 2022

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

Skull Painting

Oil on Panel. Alla prima study of a skull with purple fabric.

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.