Artist's Back to Basics

Lofty Ambitions!

As soon as I saw this beautiful animal I just had to paint it! Frolicking in the yard so happy and carefree it was what I wanted to feel like!

Oil was the only choice to make for this painting, as I wanted to capture all of the emotion and atmosphere of this scene.

Step one

Having selected a 24”x30” canvas I set about with a thin layer of Cobalt blue for the underpainting! I find that using a darker underpainting gives added vibrancy to the colours that will be painted over the top! I also find that it helps when creating

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