Adding Layers

I have been slowly putting light, transparent layers on the aleph painting between working on various Kickstarter rewards. I think this is where I left off last we spoke.

alef2

Then I said I was going to add some beige, which I did.

alef3

I know that looks like a mess, but bear with me. This is just how I get started. I’m not doing this with every painting (showing you the process), so pay attention.

Then I started to add some transparent colors. This is a really really light raw sienna with white:

alef4

And then some more white and a tad bit of cobalt blue (but you can hardly see it):

alef5

Then, this is the last white coat before I start stitching it.

alef6

As you can see, there is an “oopsie” on there from another painting. I’m going to leave it there as a “happy accident.”

Two, maybe three more layers to go now, but only one more over the patterns after I stitch it. Stitching takes a while, but I’ll take a few shots as I go along so you can see how I do it.

One thought on “Adding Layers

  1. mark strunin May 30, 2014 / 4:01 pm

    I am exited abut the aleph. Ihope you join my class this summer on Wednesday nights….

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