Still Life after the Old Masters by Lynne Brookfield

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It's great!

Posted by Sarah Stanley on Fri 30 Aug 21:57:11

Very beautiful painting.

Posted by Iwona Zwolak on Sat 31 Aug 06:32:52

Caravaggio was the master of Chiaroscuro, and one of my favourite artists of the period. Nicely painted anyway, I’m assuming you had a single light source in your setup?

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 31 Aug 07:31:02

Super still life, I particularly like that colour palette

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 31 Aug 08:12:40

A very elegant and well-painted still life!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Sat 31 Aug 16:58:22

Thank you Sarah, Iwona, Alan, Heather, Anne for your encouragement and compliments. I was born in 1940, too, Anne, so you know what an upper it is to get feedback. I basically use a six-color palette using ultramarine blue and burnt umber for greys.

Posted by Lynne Brookfield on Sat 31 Aug 19:17:04

Love the subtlety of your palette Lynn.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 02 Sep 15:48:14

Thank you, Carole, for the palette comment. I do mix complimentary colors together for greys, too.

Posted by Lynne Brookfield on Thu 05 Sep 18:05:42

Hang on Studio Wall

30/08/2024

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I wanted to learn more about how to achieve the darks and lights of the Old Masters. I set up a still life and gave it a go, initially drawing the composition in with burnt umber. Oh, where is Dennis Roberts? He's a master at this.