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Buffeting Buffet

Three seagulls wait for each wave crash to bring a buffet of little fishies to eat. I am not sure I have ever painted a wave before. Not up close and personal like this. Let's see how it goes. This painting is on canvas, 24w x 12h. I combined two images I borrowed from Pixabay. 

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Step One

Here is the way my palette was set up. From top left: Cad Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson, Pthalo Blue, Manganese Blue, Pthalo Green, Mix of Aliz/Pth Green, mix Pth Blue/B Umber. I added Sap Green toward the end just to give a little green variety and warmth. Along the bottom from left are Titanium White, and Zinc White
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Step Two

I drew the main players drawn in with charcoal. I then used a thin wash of oil color over the entire canvas. I am using a mixure of Liquin and Mineral Spirits to thin and speed drying. This will dry in just a few hours and I can begin the next layer.
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Step Three

Second session the next day. I added a lot of color, again using a transparent medium of Liquin, Min Spirits and a little oil so it doesn't dry quite as fast as the first layer so I can maintain the fat over lean factor.
​ The white looking areas are actually grays.
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Step Four

Continuing with the grays and a small flat brush, using the brush sideways so it makes thin lines. I scribble flat lines over where the foam follows the contours of the rocks and the energy of the waves.
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Step Five

This is detail of the water before blending. I will use a small soft brush to soften most of the foam edgesThe lower waters are softened, then I went back and added some of the lines back. I also put a little paint on the birds so wouldn't lose them. The whole thing needs to dry a bit then I can glaze some shadows then add white foam without it getting muddy from the lower layers being wet.
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Step Six

The lower waters are softened, then I went back and added some of the lines back. I also put a little paint on the birds so wouldn't lose them. The whole thing needs to dry a bit then I can glaze some shadows then add white foam without it getting muddy from the lower layers being wet.
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Step Seven

There is a lot going in this painting. It even feels loud to me. I have refined almost everything using a script liner brush. Very tedious but worth it. It may actually be done here. I need to let it dry completely then see what I think. Knowing me, I will work on it a little bit more...
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Step Eight

Detail of the seagulls.
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Step Nine

​Detail of some of the more interesting area of waves. The texture of the canvas may be hampering the detail a bit. This painting probably would have been better had it been done on a smooth board surface instead of canvas. Maybe the next one!

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  • Home
  • Contact
    • Purchase Inquiry
  • Paintings
    • Latest Work
    • Recent years
    • Quickies, Plein Air, & Minis
    • Older Work
    • The Nude Figure
    • Step-by-Step >
      • The Masks We Wear
      • Lily in the Flower Garden
      • Late Fawn
      • Buffeting Buffet
      • Bounty
      • Fishing Otter Be Fun
      • The Burning Mist
      • Queen of the Coast
      • Natures Nursery
      • Patient Reflections
      • Victoria (S-B-S)
      • The Challenge (S-B-S)
      • Fall Spider and Shovel (S-B-S)
      • Available Paintings
      • Misty Encounter (S-B-S)
      • Bull Frog Hunting (S-B-S)
      • "Fishing Hurricane Falls Pool" (S-B-S)
      • "Afternoon Tea" (S-B-S)
      • "After the Play" (S-B-S)
      • "Grapes to Wine" (S-B-S)
  • Drawings
    • My Drawings
    • Nude Drawings
  • Available for Purchase
  • ART-Tickles
    • Oil Painting 101-Choosing Paint
    • Oil Painting 101: Choosing brushes
    • Oil Painting 101: Solvents
    • Oil Painting 101: Mediums
    • Oil Painting 101: Indirect Painting
    • Choosing an Easel
    • Oil Painting 101: Direct Painting
    • Choosing and Using Acrylic Mediums
    • Inspiration
    • Painting 101: Portrait Palette Recipes
    • Color mixing and color space
    • Pricing Your Artwork
    • Golden Ratio
    • Paint in the FREEZER!?
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