I thought it might be interesting to document my painting process.
This painting is not finished but I will post the final work in a week or so.
I have fallen into this way of painting over the years and find it works well for me.

I start off by diluting a suitable colour with sansodor or turps and painting in the basic shapes. I don’t do this with much accuracy. It’s a quick process just to establish positions on the canvas.

Next I block in the whole canvas with, again, thinned down paint, approximating the tones and colours. At this point I tend to leave it to dry a few hours.

When dry I add thicker paint but usually add a bit of medium to get it to flow. ( I use 60% Linseed oil and 40% Sansodor – my own recipe)

I mix my colours more carefully at this point and concentrate on getting the colour and tone I want.

Again I let this layer dry, this time overnight. I add liquin gel to my paint to get it to dry quickly.
This also gives me time to evaluate the painting and decide what needs to be added or changed etc.
I decided it needs some texture so I used a palette knife for the next step. This help to give the “crusty” feel to the bread and stop me from over blending the paint.

Its starting to take shape and the loaf is nearly finished but I also need to add a knife in the foreground.

I will add that last couple of stages in an up-coming post…