Step 9 – My Excitement is mounting as I reach for my wider colour palette from amongst my box of tricks. The moment I have been waiting for…it’s time to bring Salvatore to life!
How to tempt a good looking Italian chef into the kitchen I wonder, a light Valpolicella or a cheeky Chiantio Classico? Surely a couple of bottles of red will coax him out and for the sake of artistic integrity (research is always important) I just know I will have to test at least one of the bottles from the still life I have set up in my studio to help with my composition. Oh dear, I need to paint a glass of wine…it seems that time is now!
Salvatore’s cooking ingredients – good enough to eat!
It’s been a long time since I have sat and truly exercised my powers of observation, but the wine glasses in my large acrylic painting have quietly troubled me since I was asked “so, how do you paint something that’s see through?”
I hadn’t really thought about how I would tackle them until now, but as the saying goes “necessity is the mother of invention”, my response: paint what you see!
Step 10 – A good helping of flake white aded to my stay wet palette I’m ready for…
“Salvatore” arrives – Cheers!
…a touch of Cadmium Red (light), followed by a little yellow ochre, (sip)
…gently darkened in places with a little burnt sienna
…a smidgeon of Alizirin Crimson…
…blues eyes or brown?
Decisions, decisions, let’s go hazel…
Well, hello there Salvatore!!
I don’t mind if I do…Cheers!
My very large acrylic painting is nearly finished – add olive oil, green and chilli peppers, large orange cat in top hat (yes, that does say “large orange cat in top hat”), signature and a frame and we’re ready to go. OK, so there’s some time involved, weeks in fact but…
Step 11 – Hang! Welcome to your new home Salvatore!
That used to be that “really big empty wall in our kitchen” – turned out quite nicely, judging by the smile on my face! You can check out this and other large acrylic paintings (and some smaller ones) in my KL Art Gallery
“Salvatore Cooks For…” home at last