Rodney Kingston provided an informative and fascinating demo, painting a well-lit still-life in oils.  He used a pre-painted, dry stretched canvas which helps the paint 'move'. Zest-it oil paint medium was used to dilute the paint, as well as keeping brushes clean.

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Blocking in areas, dark to light, working from large areas to small, he quickly developed the picture.  He added finer details once all areas had a base colour.

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To define object edges he used a constant line, often using a metal ruler as a support to steady his hand.  To soften edges,  a dry brush or even an old credit card could be used.

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The finished result was a perfect representation of the pots and an impressionistic image of the plant, which he was planning to add more detail to later.

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One of our members said it was a very calm demo and she enjoyed the way Rodney took time to set up the arrangement of the still-life and explained how and why he was doing so.  SD

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