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THE PROCESS
steps to making a painting
Everyone always asks about how I make my mixed media paintings, so I finally documented the process all the way through for one painting. To read more about this painting, you can view the following blog posts:

Restored Under The Oakes
finished mixed media painting

Thumbnail Sketch, Planning & Notes

Sewing the Fabric Together

Sealing the Fabric onto the Canvas

Finished Surface
ready to begin painting

Actual Needle and Thread
binding up torn fabric

Painting Transparently Over Fabric
using Liquin mixed into my oils to thin the paint and allow the fabric to show through.

Cracked and Broken Vessel
painted with oil on fabric

Preliminary Drawing

Preliminary Drawing

Partially Completed Image Areas

Preliminary Drawing

Painting on the Fabric

Finished Images in Fabric Blocks

Sketching the Oak Tree on the Fabric

Painting the Oak Tree

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Detail - Restored Under The Oakes

Restored Under The Oakes
finished mixed media painting
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