Artist's Back to Basics

Just Add Water

STEP ONE

I start with a 10” x 12” linen stained with a dry wash of Cadmium Yellow and Alizarin. With a turpsy wash of Ultramarine Blue and Alizarin Crimson, I sketch a composition comprising the main shapes of rocks, headland et cetera, with particular emphasis on the shape and position of the sunlit area on the water and shore.

STEP TWO

I then block in the shapes. The foreground rocks are roughed in with an Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red mix with a touch of Viridian. The closest

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