For tonight's painting class, I decided to go back to acrylics, since the oils are too difficult to transport while wet. I decided to paint over an old canvas, the failed Half Moon Bay landscape that became too busy with many colors (shown at left.) I sanded down the rough spots.
Since it was supposed to be a landscape, I figured I'd stick to that idea. I mixed 3 washes of greens (a teal, an olive and an emerald green) and started to cover the old canvas. Then I added some "white" spots (thinned out white so it wouldn't be completely opaque.)
I'm trying to remember the process from the first class I took from Shilo. Thin washes in different shades of the same color, followed by gradually thicker washes in a harmonizing color. It is useful for me to try to replicate that process, since I tend to forget if I don't do it often enough. I think it was a bit of a mistake to switch to oils for the private lessons because I hadn't quite assimilated this process for the acrylic. But, I suppose I just need to do more of BOTH. "Mileage" as Shilo says.
So the painting is looking pretty green right now. The next step will be to go a little less watered down--maybe bring in the colors that are in the under-painting. I hope I don't completely obliterate the under-painting.
