FEET WASHERS ÉBAUCHE
Added 2025-02-02 15:00:00 +0000 UTCThis video is from 2022 when I was working on The Feet Washers. Here I am laying in the first pass of the ébauche. (Ébauche is a French word meaning “first draft” or “initial sketch”) I was painting on a very vibrant oil ground subsisting of a mixture of neon yellow (gapka) and cadmium lemon yellow (Michael Harding). Relative to this warmth, my first pass seemed very cool. I am also using lead white, which is quite transparent. This was the most meticulous layering process I have ever delivered in a painting. The painting was quite large, 50 x 80“ inches, and the entire project took about a year. I had many studies nearby to help me, so I knew what I wanted. I had rehearsed these color arrangements on smaller studies in anticipation of the larger work. The effect I was going for was monumental form combined with vibrant sun drenched illumination.
