Good morning. Here is a tiny still life painting I made last year.
"Resistance" (6x6 oil on panel)
Here is the physical setup below. This black skull was a one-off experiment from the replica maker Skull Shoppe. It's a fun one to paint. As I continue to post my paintings here on Steemit, you may start to notice that I have a thing for foil....and skulls....and cloth...:
This painting was made entirely with a painting knife (Holbein knives are the best). The start below is a simple massing. I tone my panels with different colors. Some form of umber is my most common ground, but in this case it's a light green:
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On the easel:
And the finished painting:
Thanks for reading! -David