Oil is traditionally, by definition, not a medium that is conducive to quick painting. However, I find that by trying to paint quickly with oils, and forcing them to blend quickly, a very natural and spontaneous effect can be achieved. Below are 3 oil sketches I have done in the past 2 weeks. One of them was done outside, and the other 2 were done out of my head, based upon the experience of painting from observation.
This first one was done on location. I spent about 5 minutes on it, although I did spend 10 minutes beforehand choosing colors. Lets call it a 15 min. painting all together. The spontaneity helps to keep character in this, and allows it to be very loose, as well as read cleanly and clearly. A palette knife was used in the end to add a bit of texture to the trees; the whole thing just seemed too soft without it.
This one was done in about 15 minutes, done based upon the color scheme of the previous one. I enjoyed the colors and the palette knife effect so much that I decided to construct my own version in my head of the treeline, and then used the palette knife even more intensely for snow in the foreground. I like this one better than the first one I think.
I decided to try and do a quick study using the same tones I had used on the previous two, but a different set of colors. I tried to match each color value previous with a new color (for example, switching my naples yellow to a cadmium yellow, and my ultramarine violet to purple madder). This change created an entirely different tone of painting, with the same stylistic effect. This one took about 20 minutes.
...All three of these pieces are available for sale on my website. They're also very cheap, because they are just studies! If you're looking for an opportunity to own some of my work at a very approachable price, this may be it!
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