Completed painting shown in detail in the Vagone Green, March 30th 2008 posting.
Plum Crazy, 12 x 12, oil on linen
Margret E. Short
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.
Lovely work and very interesting site.
I like that little green in the lace. You use quite a few laces in your work. Do you crochette?
Only with paint on canvas.
Margret