Here is the slow and unsteady progression I am making studying glazing and tonalist painting. I am working with Deborah Paris, the master of modern tonalist painting. Use my pastel paintings as my inspiration I move forward to oil.
A tonalist usually first paints a grisaille (bottom) which is something I often do with pastel pencil.The layering of transparent color is the tricky part because I don't really fully understand the way the different colors shime through and mix to make new ones. Any pieces of wisdom from a glazer out there?
The gessoed gator board on which I work produces a slick almost metal plate like effect. The brush strokes become very apparent . That is my favorite part.
3 comments:
I'm not a tonalist but just wondering if a tonalist waits for this first layer to be really dry?
Thanks for the extravagant description of me, Loriann! And the answer to Susan's question is yes-at least this Tonalist does..:)
Hi Susan! Deborah answered the question for me. I am slowing trying to figure this out:-)
Hi Deborah! And yes, I couldn't have described you better! Thanks for dropping by my blog.
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