Today I’m doing a loose 4-ish hour timelapsed oil still life and talking about how asking questions before starting a painting is a bit like being a detective: gathering info to piece together a story that can help solve some composition mysteries.

It’s also my birthday! :) So today’s painting and chat was inspired by those murder mystery parties my friends and I had as kids...

My Gear + Materials:
Surface: 9x12 inch Ampersand Value Series hardboard panel
Easel: Sienna Craftech Large Pochade Box
Oil paint brands: Sennelier, Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Williamsburg, Rembrandt, and Gamblin
Medium: Liquin
Brushes: Blick Masterstroke and Daniel Smith (mostly filberts, the smaller ones are rounds)

Full gear list coming soon on sheppard-arts.com

QotV:
“If you’re working on an illustration and there’s some part of it that isn’t interesting to you, and you’re at risk of neglecting it out of boredom, here’s what you do- you tell it to GET A JOB.”

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