Today I finished the painting that I am calling "Privilege". Oil on wood, 17" x 19". This painting was a lot of fun. I started out by painting the whole surface black. Then I started 'drawing' with white oil paint. Once I got my subject matter and characters laid out, I began adding the color. I'm always excited when I am able to bring my favorite aspects of drawing into one of my paintings. I think starting with the black underpainting, helps me to be able to draw with the paint. At a certain stage in the painting I switch my perspective over to looking at it as an actual painting. But it's good to start with seeing as a drawing.
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