Oil Painting in Stages with James Jennings
Winsor & Newton AmbassadorAbout This Experience
James Jennings will discuss raw umber sketching and monochromatic underpainting for skin tones at this demo. He will show how to identify the light and shadow of the underpainting using Titanium White with Winsor & Newton Liquin Impasto as his medium. This will provide a rich skin texture and solid base for glazing colour over skin. The effects of establishing light using impasto create a unique depth within a painting. This is a traditional technique that resembles a process Caravaggio may have used.
Materials
Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Colours: Titanium white, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Free Red, Ivory Black
Round Brush #0, #4.
Winsor & Newton Refined Linseed Oil
Winsor & Newton Oil Colour Liquin Impasto
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About Your Host
James Jennings is an American painter who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, and British Columbia. As an artist working primarily in oil, James is driven by a passion for capturing the essence of his subjects and conveying their unique personalities and emotions through art.
To create a dynamic and engaging portrait, he uses oil paints to bring observations to life on canvas, layering colour, texture, and brushwork. James pay’s close attention to the play of light and shadow, utilizing chiaroscuro with abstraction techniques to add depth and dimensionality to the subject.
James aims to create a realistic likeness and capture the essence of the subject's personality and inner world. James strives to convey their emotions and spirit through the painting's composition, colour, and texture, creating a work of art that captures their likeness and evokes a powerful emotional response in the viewer.
Ultimately, his work as a portrait artist is driven by a desire to create meaningful connections between people, using art to celebrate and honour the subjects' unique beauty and humanity.
Website: .jamesjart.com
Instagram: @jamesjart
