Underpainting? Do You? Work in Progress

So this is the beginning of an oil painting composed with one of the beautiful adobe homes here in New Mexico. I am curious if any artist out there still use the underpainting at all and what benefit is gained from it?

I enjoy using one as staring at a plain canvas can be intimidating. It seems to help me get in the art making mood to loosen up playing with limited colors and brushes in the very beginning of a piece. Anyway I will update  as the work progresses.

Thanks for looking,
Commissions Welcome

Chris – – – ReZilientInk

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Here is an updated photo of the work completed so far.

So here is another update I am nearly done this one needs to dry for a while so I can add finishing details like the door jambs, the zia symbol, and clean up the windows straight lines. For that though I need to put my hands on it as I am too shaky to do it just freehand like a pinstriper.

Still Life

I decided to try something different with this painting. It is watercolor on Strathmore imperial 140 pound cold press. I typically stick to painting landscapes most of the time, however, here I wanted to try a still life composition. The inherent properties of the watercolor medium itself lended beautifully to capturing varying degrees of tonal differences in the fruit. The colors are very bright also which was fun and really stands out on the wall. 

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About Me and ReZilientInk

Fine art, Oil painting, Pastel painting, Watercolor painting, Tips for the struggling Artist, and Art related articles and rants I like 🙂

Creating beautiful Original works of art at a price affordable to everyone. As well as some helpful tips that Ive learned along the way.

I grew up in a small town in Kentucky. Shortly after graduating high school I enrolled in Culinary School and finished in 2007 with an associates degree in Culinary Arts. I worked  in the restaurant industry for a decade using food as my medium of expression. After I evaluated myself and realized it wasnt really about the food it was about the art of creating something other people enjoy and admire. So I decided to get back into fine art which has been apart of my life since I was very young.

All commissions welcome just contact me with your ideas to get info on size, pricing, etc.

Either by phone: (606)-259-1317

Or by e-mail : chris.mitchell521@gmail.com