Thursday, June 5, 2008

Solo: Day 3

The train woke me up early this morning. Now that summer is almost here I'm trying to get used to having the windows open. Not an easy task with the commuter train at the back of our property and chorus of birds who seem to think that 330am is when I need a wake up call. So I got about 20 minutes of painting in before Meri decided she needed to get up. I worked in a bit more detail overall.
And started in on the nose. Weims are somewhat tricky as thier noses are brown and gray at the same time(oh and perhaps a bit of reddish). The colors I use are burnt umber+prussian blue+a dab of cadmium red. Then I drop in the gray mixture I use for thier coat(ultramarine blue+raw umber). The light blue shiny stuff on the nose is the masking fluid. It will be removed shortly with an eraser.
Check back later for another update(hopefully).

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