The Farewell

MATERIALS

• Genesis Heat Set Oils: Carbon Black; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Raw Umber; Dioxazine Purple; Raw Sienna; Yellow Ochre; Diarylide Yellow; Bismuth Yellow; Genesis Yellow; Quinacridone Crimson; Pyrrole Red; Burnt Sienna; Ultramarine Blue; Sap Green; Pthalo Blue; Cobalt Blue; Pthalo Green; Permanent Green; Gray; Flesh 08.

• Genesis Glazing Gel.

• Odourless Solvent.

• Stretched and primed canvas with a coat of gesso (550 x 765 mm).

• Palette knife.

• Palette.

• Paper towels.

• Heat gun.

• Brushes of various sizes.

• Masking tape.

STEP ONE

The first thing I do is draw up the image on the canvas. I take extra care when drawing the boat; having as much detail drawn in to begin with will help later on. With Raw Sienna and Raw Umber mixed with some solvent I loosely paint light and dark areas to get an overall feel of the painting. Then I dry it with the heat gun.

STEP TWO

For this stage I use Genesis