Work in Progress

I’ve been working on this eagle in between courses for the school and other projects.  This is the second version of the painting – in the first, the background didn’t turn out quite right, and I started over.

First, masking fluid was applied around the edge of the eagle. 

The background was created with 8 thin layers of color, allowing drying time between each layer.  It took 2 days, allowing for drying time!

1. Winsor Lemon, wet on dry
2. Burnt Sienna, wet in wet
3. Sepia, wet in wet, around the edges and in corners
4. Indigo, wet in wet, around edges and in corners
5. Burnt Umber, wet in wet over the entire background
6. Alizarin, wet in wet, everywhere (I love Alizarin)
7. Brown Madder, wet on dry, everywhere
8. Burnt Umber again, wet on dry

I’ll provide more detail in the next post.  The painting is based on a photo from Birgit Meyer. I’m creating this as part of a Facebook challenge, and it needs to be finished by September 30! Oh boy!