Image credit: Veronica Winters.
Art Lessons in Realist Drawing, Painting, and Beyond includes insightful interviews and demonstrations by internationally known artists such as Daniel Sprick, Anne-Marie Kornachuk, K. Henderson, Linda Lucas Hardy, Tanja Gant, David Gluck and many more. I'm so honored to be counted among them in this beautiful book and even on the cover!
You can purchase a hard copy or digital copy on Veronica's website: http://veronicasart.com
Please enjoy the following excerpt of my demonstration of "Recipe for A Beautiful Day" included in the book.
Workspace Setup
Before beginning I placed my shadowbox and black velvet curtain on a bookcase and aligned my easel and painting panel with the still life stage in front of a northern facing window as shown in the picture. (A shadowbox is a wonderful way to have complete control over your lighting in your still life composition.)
Step 1: Designing the Still Life Composition
In this step I will discuss the thought process behind composing the objects in my still life.
I hope you enjoyed this excerpt. In the book I go on to discuss in detail my materials, drawing, underpainting, final color layers and my in depth approach to achieving many convincing textures found in this still life as well as varnishing techniques.
You can purchase a hard copy or digital copy on Veronica's website: http://veronicasart.com