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    Homage to Austen

    Nov 28, 2021 3 minutes

    MATERIALS

    • Gallery edge primed canvas.

    • 5H lead pencil.

    • Selection of Winsor & Newton Cotman flat and round brushes.

    • Matisse and Jo Sonja acrylic paints: Black, Titanium White, Raw Umber, Yellow Oxide, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Alizarine Crimson, Olive Green, Hookers Green, Storm Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Diox Purple.

    STEP ONE

    I’m a big fan of Jane Austen’s literature so it seemed natural to create a still life in homage to her. This image was originally cut down from a larger photograph where I was unhappy with the composition.

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