Before starting on the herb, five layers of Titanium White in a light wash were applied across the entire panel. Earlier panels with lots of open ground have a chalky uneven appearance. Establishing a base is giving this painting a nice smooth look.
Five hours flew by with this evening's work.
This is already looking beautiful
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There is a new book out from North Light called 'Sketchbook Confidential" and while skimming through it at Borders recently, I stumbled upon this quote, and was reminded of it when I saw your rosemary branch this morning:
"It is impossible to look at something too closely or too often; you always see something more."
~ gretchen
And I am finding that oh so true, Gretchen. Just last evening I noticed some new color gradations on the stalks. This morning the backlighting of soft overcast bouncing off snow cover melted in through the window and brought out the form wonderfully.
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