The floor is now blocked in. I paint the entire surface, establishing the light and shadow pattern.
Next perspective lines separating the individual tiles are drawn into the wet paint. Using a fine liner brush I work freehand, using the mahl stick would limit the movement of my arm. It would be difficult to make the lines straight.
My paint is mixed for the Bougainvilleas, the mixtures are as follows. #1. Magenta + White. #2. Dioxazine Purple + Magenta + White. #3. Magenta + a tiny bit of Dioxazine Purple + White. #4. Mix #3 + White. #5. Viridian Green + White. #6 Pthalo Blue + a touch of White. #7. Viridian Green + Pthalo Blue + White. #8. Mixture #5 + more White.
VIDEO. Painting the Bougainvillea.
The cascade of Bougainvilleas adorns the ancient adobe wall. If you’d like to see this or any of the other images larger just click on the picture. Thank you for following my blog. Please remember, if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Hugs,
Mikki Senkarik 
June 19, 2015 at 6:48 PM |
I do have one question—you often paint those hanging peppers (?) before painting the wall behind it. why?
June 19, 2015 at 8:20 PM |
Hi Chris,
Good question. When doing the initial sketch on canvas I washed the chili ristras in with Alizarin Crimson + Liquin. They look painted but at this point I still have to come back and finish them. I’ll add opaque brushwork to give texture to the individual peppers. Hope your pastels are going well for you.
Hugs, Mikki
June 25, 2015 at 1:29 PM |
Hi Mikki, “Painting the bougainvillea” reminds me of this painting I
found when surfing for Santorini images
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/santorini-veikko-suikkanen.html
They are the one thing missing, except for the mill uphill!
Even the clouds and the time of the year is the same down to many
small details.
All the best,
Leopoldo Della Ciana
Bologna
ITALY