WFMartin
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I call this oil painting, "Bloomin' Beauty". It was rejected by a judge for one of the local, art competitions that I enter, so this is the "loser". My other two were accepted, but did not receive any awards, or sales.
"Bloomin' Beauty".....Oil on RayMar Canvas Panel
When I paint flowers, and still-life subjects, I generally begin with a very accurate grisaille underpainting, over which I apply many layers of colored glazes. I have found that painting a complete, accurate monochromatic underpainting paves the way for the glazes that follow. It provides what I call a "tone map" for the following glaze layers. Color consists of only 3 attributes, or dimensions, and they are Hue, Value, and Chroma. Once I have painted an accurate grisaille, the "Value" dimension has then been solved, and I am free to add the hue, and chroma, by way of thin, transparent glazes. Once I have the grisaille stage to my liking, the remainder of the painting almost paints itself, it is so easy.
"Bloomin' Beauty".....Oil on RayMar Canvas Panel
When I paint flowers, and still-life subjects, I generally begin with a very accurate grisaille underpainting, over which I apply many layers of colored glazes. I have found that painting a complete, accurate monochromatic underpainting paves the way for the glazes that follow. It provides what I call a "tone map" for the following glaze layers. Color consists of only 3 attributes, or dimensions, and they are Hue, Value, and Chroma. Once I have painted an accurate grisaille, the "Value" dimension has then been solved, and I am free to add the hue, and chroma, by way of thin, transparent glazes. Once I have the grisaille stage to my liking, the remainder of the painting almost paints itself, it is so easy.
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I own two of them, and each is worth about 10 times that what I paid for them. 
. I do also appreciate the Strat, and the Les Paul. But, my Tele's are the only ones I've played professionally.
