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It's an unanswerable question, I suppose, and everyone who fancies themselves artists asks themselves something similar:
It was such a simple step. What took me so long?
Today I took that yellow ochre sketch and added burnt sienna for the shadow areas, and the form rose off the canvasboard to meet my eye.
The point of the work is to explore using directed strokes to impart a feeling of volume and I'm actually fairly thrilled to be able to say to myself that I have grasped that just a bit.
Burnt sienna also for the shadow under the elephant and darkening in the trees in the distance.
This is the warm underpainting that will support the cooler colors I'll by layering atop ... for which stay tuned anon.
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