Scott Burdick 8-08-09
August 8th, 2009
“Cortez Reflection” 10″ x 12″
I love to do oil paintings on location directly from life. The problem is that it is extremly difficult and out of all the paitnings I’ve done outdoors there are only a handful that I think are presentalble. Scott Burdick is one of those guys who seems to get it right every time. On top of that he is a really nice guy and a fantastic teacher. You can purchase several different videos of Scott demonstrating how to paint, draw and photograph your paintings. I have a video of Scott’s that I reference on a regular basis that has proven very helpful in developing my abilities.
Here is what I like about the oil painting “Cortez Reflections”.
- #1. The THICK paint! His paintings are not always this thick but I love it when they are.
- #2. The reserving of values. I did a painting at Sokol Park last week where I made the values of the tree trunks so dark that the rest of the painting fell to pieces. In this painting none of the values are close to black and look how beautiful the color turns out as a result.
Look and Enjoy!
- This painting can be purchased at the M Gallery of Fine Art
- Scott’s Website
- Scott’s Videos
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