I found out about egg tempera paint when researching the 1527 painting, Portrait of Sir Thomas More, by Holbein the Younger. I wondered how he got so detailed using oil paint. I found it was under-painted in egg tempera and glazed with oil paint. It was inevitable that at some point I would begin working with oils over egg tempera and I started experimenting in 1997. I found that the inherent detail and fast drying of tempera paints and the subtlety and color quality of oil paints made for an effective approach to painting. I have used many different painting media for under-painting over the years, but the piece happens when I begin working with oils. You just can't beat the color quality of oil paint.
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![]() Red Shouldered Hawk |
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![]() Chassahowitzka River ![]() Acadia Maine ![]() Ozello ![]() Bayport ![]() Osprey ![]() Red Shouldered Hawk ![]() Bayport ![]() Pine Island ![]() Black Skimmers ![]() Spoonbills |