Oil on Panel
16" x 12"
16" x 12"
artist Lisa Larrabee
This landscape painting is a study for a larger piece that I am working on. The larger painting will include my son, Nathan. It is intended to represent intellectual and spiritual growth and transformation. I realized as I was working out the composition that the original tree reference I chose did not support this concept. I created this study to experiment with color and mood to better tell the story.
I realize that this doesn't look much like a study for a green tree. This is just the under-painting. I began this piece in the same manner as my self-portrait. I used Gamblin Transparent Earth Red and Cobalt Blue Hue thinned with Gamsol (OMS). Because I started on a white panel (instead of my usual method of toning a panel and letting it dry), I was able to lift out the lighter areas right from the beginning.
This landscape painting is a study for a larger piece that I am working on. The larger painting will include my son, Nathan. It is intended to represent intellectual and spiritual growth and transformation. I realized as I was working out the composition that the original tree reference I chose did not support this concept. I created this study to experiment with color and mood to better tell the story.
I realize that this doesn't look much like a study for a green tree. This is just the under-painting. I began this piece in the same manner as my self-portrait. I used Gamblin Transparent Earth Red and Cobalt Blue Hue thinned with Gamsol (OMS). Because I started on a white panel (instead of my usual method of toning a panel and letting it dry), I was able to lift out the lighter areas right from the beginning.
This picture shows the process part way through blocking in the color on this study. I typically keep to a warm color pallet, so the green is a bit out of my comfort zone. That is half the fun! I definitely need to bring greens down into the ground. I consciously work to begin loose and build detail without losing too much of the initial energy that comes with blocking it in. I guess the key is knowing when to stop.
I didn't feel like I was quite capturing the mood that I wanted, so I started by glazing over everything with a translucent yellow. This helped me to shift gears without the new colors feeling "off" in the context of the existing colors. It is easier to take risks on a study than on the larger painting because you can cover more ground quickly.
~ Lisa
I didn't feel like I was quite capturing the mood that I wanted, so I started by glazing over everything with a translucent yellow. This helped me to shift gears without the new colors feeling "off" in the context of the existing colors. It is easier to take risks on a study than on the larger painting because you can cover more ground quickly.
~ Lisa