Leaves

The idea for this painting came to the artist while he was walking through the bush. He became aware of the various patterns, the variety of colours and the textures of fallen leaves.

By Ross Wymark

STEP ONE I applied one coat of purple paint with the roller; then allowed it to dry before applying a second coat. STEP TWO I made several sketches on paper before drawing my design onto the canvas. This allowed me to rearrange my composition a few times to get the final design. I laid out the design of my leaves on paper and then marked out the layout onto my canvas with the Chinagraph pencil. STEP THREE Beginning with the background leaves, I applied the Ochre base and blended in White, with a wet-on-wet technique (blending the colours before the paint dried). STEP FOUR I continued the process of adding in varying colours wet-on-wet: Mid Green with Warm Yellow, and so on. STEP FIVE I added a more complex combination of colours, such as Burnt Sienna blended with Green…

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