Gavin McDermott

Oil paints arranged on a large palette, loosely as

• Titanium White
• Cadmium Yellow
• Yellow Ochre
• Cadmium Red
• Alizarin Crimson
• Burnt Sienna

• Cerulean Blue
• Cobalt Blue
• French Ultramarine
• Viridian
• Raw Umber

MDF board “gesso-ed” with Michael Harding Non Absorbent Primer and burnt sienna used to stain the white with a (quick drying) mid-tone.

Initial drawing was with a pencil, and colours worked from dark to light, and the other gem from the day was that if the brush in your hand feels slightly too big, it’s probably the right size…

Blocking in
= right tones in the right place