Page 116 - The Decorative Painter Summer 2014

OIL
Painter’s Checklist
SuRFACE
9" x 12" (22.9 x 30.5cm)
Ampersand Gessobord, 3⁄4" (1.9cm) cradled
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Black Forest Green
White Wash
WINSOR & NEWTON ARTISTS’ OIL COLOURS
Alizarin Crimson Burnt Umber Cadmium Green Pale Cadmium Yellow Cadmium Yellow Pale
BRuSHES
Cadmium Orange French Ultramarine Naples Yellow Titanium White
LOEW-CORNELL
LA CORNEILLE GOLDEN TALKON Series 7120 no. 10/0 rake
Series 7500 no. 10/0 mini filbert Series 7520 1⁄8" & 1⁄4" filbert rakes MAUREEN McNAUGHTON BRUSHES Series MB nos. 2 & 4 mops
ROBERT SIMMONS EXPRESSIONS Series E55 3⁄4" wash glaze
RONNIE BRINGLE
Series 1450 no. 12 round blender
SuPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 127)
3" Quali-Tech Roller sponge roller and
roller handle
6" x 8" (15.2 x 20.3cm) high-gloss smooth
white tile
12" x 153⁄4" (30.5 x 40cm) cardboard 12" x 153⁄4" (30.5 x 40cm) safety glass
for palette
Hair dryer
Jo Sonja’s Brush Soap and Conditioner
Krylon no. 7002 Clear Spray Varnish Masterson Palette Saver
Plastic wrap
Razor blade holder
Reducing glass
Simply Tacky Papertak Putty
Winsor & Newton Blending & Glazing Medium
SOuRCES
n Ampersand Gessobord is available at Dick Blick, 1-800-828-4548; www.dickblick.com.
n Quali-Tech Roller is available at Home Depot, www.homedepot.com.
n Simply Tacky Papertak Putty is available at Hobby Lobby, www.hobbylobby.com, or from the artist.
n Brushes, paints, mediums, and Papertak Putty are available from Shirley Nan Ruchong, 2440 Frank St., Eureka, CA 95501;
(707) 445-1512; ruchong@humboldt1.com; www.shirleynanruchong.com.
114 The Decorative Painter • ISSUE NO. 2, 2014
For the past several years I have focused on painting florals in the photo-realism style (contemporary real- ism) from photographs I have taken. Nothing makes me
happier than to make a photo come to life under my brush. This lily was in a bouquet that my daughter sent to me. I loved the bouquet’s interesting mix of colors, but this lily was truly a standout. Even though I painted only this one flower and its bud, you can see hints of the other flowers in the bouquet in the painterly-style background. The water droplets were not in the original photo, but I think they add just the right amount of sparkle.