Robert Lee
Current Gallery: robertsleeart ( piece)
I chose to paint portraits, but I needed to figure out who I wanted to work on. I decided against celebrities, because I didn't want to stand on the shoulders of others. I came up with two conditions: 1) The person had to be friendly. The girl had to be willing to chat and talk; and 2) the woman had to be beautiful. I needed a model who was pleasant to look at for several weeks as I did the painting. This particular painting really gave me pleasure as I did the freehand drawing. I looked at a picture of her, but I also went back and forth looking at other portraits of the girl. Then after I finished the drawing I did the first coat of thin paint known as a wash. When this was dry I went back and did the second or third coat in thick rich paint. In terms of preparations, I like to determine the size of the painting. Then I cut wood to make stretcher bars. Next I cut the canvas and stretch it. Then I gesso it to seal and protect it from the oils.
I chose to paint portraits, but I needed to figure out who I wanted to work on. I decided against celebrities, because I didn't want to stand on the shoulders of others. I came up with two conditions: 1) The person had to be friendly. The girl had to be willing to chat and talk; and 2) the woman had to be beautiful. I needed a model who was pleasant to look at for several weeks as I did the painting. This particular painting really gave me pleasure as I did the freehand drawing. I looked at a picture of her, but I also went back and forth looking at other portraits of the girl. Then after I finished the drawing I did the first coat of thin paint known as a wash. When this was dry I went back and did the second or third coat in thick rich paint. In terms of preparations, I like to determine the size of the painting. Then I cut wood to make stretcher bars. Next I cut the canvas and stretch it. Then I gesso it to seal and protect it from the oils.
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