For Tracy Everly’s workshop this month,
I continued to develop the “Yellow Barn”
idea I started the first week with the value sketches.
Each week she did a demo of her approach
which involves the use of many tools;
scrapers, squeegees, brayers, knives, sponges etc.
I experimented with them all and
this was the end result after many wipeouts and changes.
I feel like this is a bit overworked and almost messy
but it was great fun to push paint around, scrape it off,
and re-apply over and over.
(It’s much more difficult than you would think!)
Here are a few of the stages it went through
from value sketches to final piece.
(Halfway through I realized Iiked the second value study
better so I darkened the sky. )
Tracy is a terrific instructor; very analytical and
her paint application is considered and purposful.
It’s enthralling to watch her paint.
I look forward to adapting some of her techniques
as my journey continues.
Happy painting.
Tracy’s Demo!