http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/myblog.html Richard De Wolfe - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/richard-de-wolfe-1324172408-square.jpg http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/myblog.html Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:55:51 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/puppy-love-step-five.html I have resolved the dilemma of what to do with the bedding and cushions by using a colour scheme that is primarily purple with golden yellow accents. The purple is a restful, nocturnal colour and the gold is on the opposite side of the colour wheel, ... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:05:13 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/puppy-love-step-four.html I continue to add detail, slowly building up colour and form primarily with thin washes and glazes using mat medium. I darken the background with a mixture of burnt umber and black to really punch out the foreground. Everything other than the bedding... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:14:59 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/puppy-love-step-three.html At this stage I begin introducing local colour throughout the painting. I wash in flesh tones on the face and arms of the sleeping girl. I begin accenting details on all three characters in the picture. Simple washes of colour are blocked in on the b... Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:26:23 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/puppy-love-step-two.html Once the drawing is well fixed, I tone the entire surface with a thin wash of blue-gray acrylic paint, thinned heavily with mat medium and water. I add some slightly darker washes of the same colour, particularly in the bedding. Next, I begin buildin... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:11:34 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/puppy-love-step-one.html This is a picture I am painting primarily for licensing. Companies pay me a fee to use this type of art to illustrate a product such as puzzles, calendars, greeting cards, soft goods, etc. for a specified period of time. This piece is titled "Pupp... Wed, 19 May 2010 11:47:41 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/painting-progressionhorse-portrait-in-acrylicstep-5.html The final stage of this painting should pull everything together. I apply a final glaze of acrylic color over the dark areas of the horse with a mixture of burnt umber and ultramarine blue. I do not want to obliterate the warm sheen of umber on the... Fri, 14 May 2010 08:36:59 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/painting-progressionhorse-portrait-in-acrylicstep-4.html At this point I darken the local color of the subject, adding detail. I continue to add more intensity and depth to the dark areas and shadows. I also paint in the lightest areas and add detail to the bridle and reins. Fri, 14 May 2010 08:11:49 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/painting-progressionhorse-portrait-in-acrylicstep-3.html Now I paint in the light areas, basically blocking them in, thus creating a third tonal range. This is how I systematically establish the darker shadows, the local mid-range colors and finally the light colors and highlights, which tend to be closes... Fri, 14 May 2010 08:10:24 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/painting-progressionhorse-portrait-in-acrylicstep-2.html In the first stage of the painting, I blocked in the basic mid-tones. Now I add darks to begin establishing more depth to the picture. I am controlling separation of the background from my subject by painting darks in the background nearest to the ... Fri, 14 May 2010 08:07:31 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/painting-progressionhorse-portrait-in-acrylicstep-1.html This is the first stage of a small painting that I completed recently. I have blocked in washes of colour in a loose fashion initially. I have used warm tones on the subject and a cooler blue in the background. Sun, 09 May 2010 14:09:32 GMT http://richard-de-wolfe.artistwebsites.com/blogs/9-slideshow.html ltscript type='text/javascript' src='http://fineartamerica.com/slideshowmouseover.php'id=86894302ampmemberidtype=artistidampmemberid=8689ampwidth=400pxampheight=400px'gtlt/scriptgt ltimg id='faaslideshowimage[86894302]' onClick='javascript: mousecli...