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1st Nov 2024: Painting Snowscapes with our OVAS President Phil Creek.
Thank you, Penny, for this account of the demo. Phil Creek shared with us his expertise in painting snow in acrylics. He used two of his photos of East hill as a basis for his composition, and made decisions which parts to include as he went along. Here are a couple of other snow scenes by Phil. |
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He painted on a white canvas panel, using galleria acrylic paints, in the colours yellow ochre, cerulean blue, Cobalt blue, raw umber, black, Titanium white and orange. He mixed a grey brown for the drawing, just making ‘landing points’ with a rigger brush. He then moved onto large flat brushes to start placing the colour.
Phil started with the sky, using a mix of cobalt and cerulean blue, then adding white. He used a brown and blue mix for the right side of the landscape, then lighter strokes on the left, loosely painting at this stage. He lightly indicated the tree over the sky with thinnish paint, then added slightly thicker and darker paint for the trunk. He used the rigger brush for the branches.
The second layer of paint was built up, using fairly dry paint, but allowed some of the underlayer to show through. Phil emphasised the importance of working across the whole painting, throughout the demonstration.
Members were encouraged to ask questions, and as usual, we learned a lot from Phil’s generous and lively commentary.
Members were encouraged to ask questions, and as usual, we learned a lot from Phil’s generous and lively commentary.
