Victoria Olson Art – Watercolor, Egg Tempera & Oil

Starting with a rough draft in watercolor from a thought is  the way I sometimes begin a painting; continuing  with tempera and finishing with Resin-oil is how I might finish a painting.

 

I usually do some small rough drafts  before starting a painting.  These first five drafts are watercolors.

So anyway,  this is just what I did.  I started with five or six small rough drafts in watercolor.  I picked one and started a  80 cm x 100 cm canvas painting of the watercolor in egg tempera technique.  After copying the watercolor as best I could, I continued building up the idea and the paint.  I finished with resin-oil which gives the finish a candied look.

I like big formats, so I try to have a clear idea. I like large but not too large sizes like  80 cm x 100 cm and 150 cm x 100 cm.

Tempera is great for under-painting or you can leave it as is – unvarnished.   It’s so quick and changeable and accepts oil over-painting perfectly well as a finished painting.

The thought is that I’m interested in robotics in the sense of West World and Artificial Intelligence; two emotionally impacting movies I saw that surprised me.

I’ve been looking at some of the latest robots in you tube as well as other things and fiction is becoming reality as usual.

My painting is about how fiction and reality are closely knit.

There is something about robots; I’m sure you’ve noticed too.

 

 

 

Resin Oil on Canvas – In Process