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Floutin with Disorder

This is my pirate art called “FLOUTIN with DISORDER”. The original is an oil painting in the dimensions of 36 inches wide by 30 inches high. The painting was composed in 2009 and completed October of 2015.The composition is a contemporary interpretation of an Italian Seascape oil painting. The technique is in the traditional Baroque family of art with a the famous Burnt Sienna under painting. The philosophy behind this style of art is very simple. The sketch is Applied to the canvas by tracing the image on tracing paper with charcoal then making an imprint Directly on the canvas. The charcoal outline must be very light so as not to show threw the paint. The next stage is the underpainting applied in the direct painting method for best results. This Stage is the foundation of tones that the colored layers will be directly applied to. Once we have A dry underpainting we can begin washing layers of thin color over them. An artist uses a mixture of turpentine and Dammar varnish to achieve a variety of illusions. Many different formulas have been implemented over the centuries. To embrace this style one must understand the transparent nature of the mediums and the oil paints. Proper adhesion of the layers can only occur in a dry warm environment.

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Fran Lafferty 04 Jan 2017

Wow, sounds very sophisticated and like the artist must be very dedicated to the process! I LOVE the smell of oil paint -- the linseed oil, I suppose. :D

Artist Reply: Thank You! Spoken like a true artist! I like the the smell of oil paint as-well...

THERESE BOTTIGLIERI 03 Jan 2017

Wow! I don't understand how this is done but beauty it has achieved.

Artist Reply: Thank you for your kind words!!! I have a short video that shows this painting at different stages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPjgG4XDmQ Jonathan

Sharon De Vore 02 Jan 2017

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, JONATHAN. WOW LOVE THIS BEAUTY.

Artist Reply: Thank you very much Darlin!!! Jonathan