Bonnie's Fire
101 Oil Studies, No. 49
Objective: Values; capture the flame
Painted in 3 sessions: 30 Nov to 14 Dec 2024
Pigments (Winsor & Newton Artists' oil colour unless otherwise noted): Burnt sienna, permalba white (Weber), ivory black, transparent earth red (Gamblin), Winsor yellow, cobalt blue, cadmium red, cadmium orange, cadmium yellow, cadmium lemon. Mediums: Gamsol.
Centurion OP DLX oil primed linen, 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)
For the flame I used all four of the cadmium pigments and may have overdone the circus of color—but only if my goal was realism. Here I was applying loose strokes a little too loosely, not paying adequate attention to my reference photo. I was working on five studies simultaneously (nos. 45–49), and rushed this one. Some of the flame went greenish, away from the very hot cadmium yellow. The takeaway: Take more time and let things dry before adding the highlights.
Bonnie's Fire
101 Oil Studies, No. 49
Objective: Values; capture the flame
Painted in 3 sessions: 30 Nov to 14 Dec 2024
Pigments (Winsor & Newton Artists' oil colour unless otherwise noted): Burnt sienna, permalba white (Weber), ivory black, transparent earth red (Gamblin), Winsor yellow, cobalt blue, cadmium red, cadmium orange, cadmium yellow, cadmium lemon. Mediums: Gamsol.
Centurion OP DLX oil primed linen, 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)
For the flame I used all four of the cadmium pigments and may have overdone the circus of color—but only if my goal was realism. Here I was applying loose strokes a little too loosely, not paying adequate attention to my reference photo. I was working on five studies simultaneously (nos. 45–49), and rushed this one. Some of the flame went greenish, away from the very hot cadmium yellow. The takeaway: Take more time and let things dry before adding the highlights.