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January 18th, 2017

1/18/2017

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Scotch

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Laphroaig and Glass
10"x8" oil on canvas panel

What to paint in winter? Thinking about Valentine's Day coming up I got out a bottle of brandy and a couple of glasses. Hopefully you'll see that painting in a few days. I thought I should practice first and so grabbed a bottle of my favorite scotch, Laphroaig, and a single glass.

I set up the still life next to a window, with a black backdrop and a white linen napkin as the base. and took a few photos since the light was changing fast. Here are a few process shots.
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Value under painting in yellow ochre and ultramarine blue
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 Putting in the darks
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First pass of color (note the change to a purple background)

Painting the background a different color than what I could see was of course not such a great idea. I  immediately knew that the bottom of the glass was now too dark. So the next morning I went to JoAnn Fabrics and bought a piece of purple fabric to replace the black.

Notice also that the bottle leans a little in the process photos and the ellipse at the top of the glass is crooked and bigger on the bottom then the top. So I had to fix all that. For a discussion of how to get the ellipse correct in this kind of painting, see this great post by my buddy Carol L. Douglas.
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1/25/2021 08:22:02 pm

Thanks forr this blog post

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    • Your Own Custom Painting
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      • Summer Note Card Set
      • Winter Note Card Set
    • How to Buy a Painting
    • Gallery Representation
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  • Classes
    • 2021 Spring Class
    • Classes and Workshops
    • Studying With Bobbi
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    • Beginning Painting Class
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