I finished this one on Monday. It was the last underpainting from Sunday and I didn't have time to finish during Terri Ford's workshop. I loved my underpainting, and now wonder if maybe I should have let the Red Rule! and ignored the local color of my photo reference. Well, I can always try it again. I do like how this try turned out, too. But I LOVE the red! (Maybe this is why I like the Terra Cotta pastel primer under most of my paintings? Kind of the same effect...)
Below is the underpainting and the photo.
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| Unwashed underpainting with photo. |
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| Washed-in underpainting with the beginning of blue sky in pastel. |
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Lovely painting Rita! I've never tried a wet underpainting. Seems like a great idea when using white paper. I absolutely love the hints of red that show through.
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