From the Artist: I made this oil painting the Maine Smoking Coalition as a gift. I used only two colors, white and brunt umber. I loved working with a limited palette, but had to use my knowledge of tones and shades to achieve my depths instead of relying on colors.
From the Painting Guide: What a glorious range of tones! Burnt umber is one of the standard colors on my palette because it's such a beautiful brown. (And mixed with blue it gives a great shadow color, and then if white is introduced it produces fabulous grays.)
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Background: Look at how the variations in tone in the background create a visual interest, without competing for attention with the subject of the painting. Having a little variation in a background works better for most subjects than a solid, flat color.
Angle of the Shoulders: I know it's a skeleton, but the shoulders look a little narrow to me. And at different angles.
From the Painting Guide: What a glorious range of tones! Burnt umber is one of the standard colors on my palette because it's such a beautiful brown. (And mixed with blue it gives a great shadow color, and then if white is introduced it produces fabulous grays.)
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Background: Look at how the variations in tone in the background create a visual interest, without competing for attention with the subject of the painting. Having a little variation in a background works better for most subjects than a solid, flat color.
Angle of the Shoulders: I know it's a skeleton, but the shoulders look a little narrow to me. And at different angles.