stream of living
water
oil on canvas, 52ins x 20ins, 1320mm x 510mm
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The river Rheidol running over grey and peat coloured rocks
below a weir. At the center of the stream water constantly changes
colour, heaving and flickering like nothing else on earth. I
remembered a school hymn: "...where streams of living water flow,
my ransomed soul he leadeth".
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making the painting:
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oil study on the spot
: colours in the top half were painted in comparison with the
bright water running through the middle of the view.
The colours in the lower half came from first looking at the
less bright light reflected to the side of the main current.
Each range brings out different characteristics of the water
which will be combined in the painting.
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drawing on canvas :
triple primed fine linen to give a smooth surface for glazes. |
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first
underpainting: a straight line of yellow cotton
helps visualise the flow pattern and get a first idea of the
image. |
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building up base layers for
glazing |
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glaze
base : a coloured reflecting surface on which thin
dark glazes will re-create the deepest colours from the oil
studies. |
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