Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind.
The goal is to find it. -Buddha
The goal is to find it. -Buddha
"The Blessing Within", oil, 12"x12", click here for purchasing details
I love the sweet gentleness that this lady exudes. She is here to remind you to find the blessing within all things, and above all, be gentle with yourself and others.
This painting was a little different for me as I experimented with my painting process... Normally I'll oil the surface of my panel before I start painting so I can paint wet into wet. But today, I applied a light ground of burnt sienna, thinned with Gamsol (an odorless solvent) which dries much faster than the oil. You can see a blush of the ground in the picture below.
That surface dried pretty quickly, leaving me with a much drier surface to paint on than I am used to.
After I blocked the elephant and flowers in, I applied another wash of darker paint to the background, using the Gamsol again.
After this mostly dried, I finished with thicker paint, leaving the background to pop through in areas. (Finished painting at top of page) Painting on a dry surface is not as easy for me, but you can get different effects with a dry panel that you can't achieve with a wet panel..
The blending properties are very different, brush work and brush strokes look very different and I found myself wiping out certain areas to take them back down to the original ground. :)
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