winter hare, drybrush over wet wash, 9×12"
finished work framed. prints will be available when the full series are done (four seasons)
Process photos after the jump, from start to finish.
First of a series of all four seasons of hares.
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- laying in wet washes for value. I knew I wanted the only real shadows on the hare’s face, the wall,and the reeds, with minor shapes on the standing stones.
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- second layer, this time in color. very limited palette for this one, just burnt sienna, hansa yellow, payne’s grey, and cobalt.
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- I got way too finicky with the midground- I wanted frosty snow but it was too rough, too detailed.
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- pumped up the value differences a little and started smoothing out the hummocks of snow.
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- got involved in the fur for a bit. this is drybrush- VERY dry, brush.
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- work area shot.
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- detail of the standing stones. Yes, there’s the least tiniest spot of pure sienna on those- it looks nearly blood red against all the washy greys.
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- detail shot.
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- detail of drybrush.
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- in frame, less glare. the frame is actually a silvery grey, I have bad lighting over here in this part of the work area. The mat is a pale grey-green.
