Color Study for Workshop Demo Painting

A color study for a portrait of a yellow lab

Hannah Color Study. 8x10 oil on linen. 2015

For the people who have signed up for my workshop on 24th March I will be doing a demonstration painting using a photograph of my dog Hannah. If you would like to paint along with me please feel free to click on the  link below and download the image to your device or make a print and bring it with you:

[Link to the original photograph since removed]

The image above is the 8x10 color study that I've done in advance and have been fiddling around with prior to painting at the workshop. The colors used are white, burnt umber, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, ultramarine blue and a bit of bright red.


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