The combination of malachite with azurite makes the most luscious pigment, and I just can’t resist using lots of it. This detail shows a small jar in one of the new paintings in the Part ll project.
Chiaroscuro Painting
Oil painting with the chiaroscuro technique illuminates the focus area with a strong light. All other areas are painted with less detail, lower values, and intensity of color giving a mysterious appearance. By putting one or two objects in the important focus area, a strong but simple composition will emerge. Combining these oil painting techniques with a selection of superior natural pigments and oil paints result in the beautiful and evocative quality known as Chiaroscuro Painting.
Beautiful Margret!
You actually use malachite and azurite?
sometimes we find rocks with bits here in AZ.
yummy color!