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Royal Society of Portrait Painters Opening

Thu May 7, 2009, 2:51 AM
The opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2009 at the Mall Galleries. I had a fantastic afternoon seeing my work on the wall, chatting with lots of artists and looking at all the other paintings. It was opened by the larger than life Baroness Betty Boothroyd. My vote for Best painting in show was the the portrait by Andrew James RP of his Father-in-Law lying on an orange bed.

  • Listening to: Pentangle - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
  • Reading: Painting Light
  • Playing: Resistance 2 (nearly finished)
  • Drinking: Special Tea

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Hi Morgan
It’s me again; hope I’m not being a pain in the ass?

I have just ordered the Michael Harding paints you suggest with Jackson’s (pricey) but I forgot to ask you a couple of questions
1) In your list you don’t mention what support to use and should I prepare it in anyway?
At the moment I am using Windsor Newton standard canvases with no preparation.
2) During my year with 3 colors plus white can I paint finished pieces or is it a learning period only?
3) Should I be using a mix of my 3 colors for under painting I notice you use blue for skin areas?

I have to wait 3 days for my paints but looking forward to a new beginning.

Cheers for now

Martyn
Hi Martyn

Yes they are pricey but you will see and feel the difference. You wont need to use any additional medium as they are quite oily. For supports, I try and use the heaviest (professional)supports with a linen preprimed canvas (I cant be bothered priming it myself). As I paint portraits, I use the smoothest. You can paint whatever you like, but the three colour way really makes you think about how to mix a colour. After a few weeks, you should be able to predict with precision, each colour you want. This is invaluable when you are assessing colours of your subject. When it comes to underpainting, DO NOT use white in your colour. You need the underpainting to be as bright as possible, then you can tone it down later when you start painting over the top (of course leaving some areas for the underpainting to show through). You will find that the 3 colour way of mixing falls slightly flat when it comes to a turquoise, so I use a Pthalo Turquoise for underpainting skin. But please do not add this to your colours until you have fully understood this three colour approach. This is going to be a very steep learning curve for you, but so worth it. Best, Morgan
Hi Morgan
Thanks for getting back to me.
Your not kidding about a steep learning curve,i started last night with the three colours on a self portrait, got carried away with the red and blue and ended up with a purple head.Ordered some fine linen canvases with Jacksons today but maybe i will keep them to i have a handle on color.
Cheers for now
Martyn

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