Irvine Park

Misty Morning in Irvine Park 16"x20" oil on gesso board

This shot allows you to move throughout the painting to see the mark making and texture created

The following are detail shots from within the painting.

The texture was achieved by my adoption of a new paint application technique.

Building the painting from the lightest values to the darkest.  Adding layer over layer without altering the color below.

Thick paint over thin paint.  Brush strokes pushing into the paint leaving lots of texture

The under painting focused on the lightest colors in each area to build upon.

The surface covered and ready for the build up.

The layering begins.  The interaction between addition and subtraction.