Ep. 54 with Bernard Dellario

Oil

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Welcome to the conversation with Bernard Dellario give live. In interview, you’ll learn how he prioritized his time when he was working full time, why it’s worth trying that value study with your paints and how simplification…isn’t always so simple. 

Extended Cut Bonus

In the Extended Cut Bonus, we shift the conversation into color and edges. You’ll learn a new approach to the limited palette, how to keep shapes interesting, and how to make that transition from your 3-value sketch to a more complex painting. Listen here.

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In the conversation we discuss:

1:52 How did you get started in art

2:15 From young kid to professional

3:02 Self taught

3:59 Benefits of having a non art job

5:14 Prioritizing art with a full time job

7:15 Calibrating your art life to work with your life

8:10 What is gouache

8:50 Gouache- Light on dark

9:31 Using gouache as an oil painter

12:00 Painting in alla prima

12:54 Benefits of working in alla prima

14:27 Dellario’s process

15:30 Working dark to light

15:50 Building up the painting 

16:48 Building it up to keep it looser

17:37 Taking time to know what a mark means

18:36 Figured out before begin final painting

19:38 Value studies

21:03 Value studies in paint

21:41 Compositional thinking

22:41 Getting stuck in planning

24:14 Choosing a good plein air scene

25:52 Accurate renderings

26:44 Value pattern

27:48 Strong value pattern

29:25 Shape numbers

29:56 Massing

30:59 Simplification

31:41 Challenges of simplification

33:08 Technical or confidence issue

34:30 What you need accurate

35:04 Silhouette

37:12 Drawing onto canvas

39:09 Marks throughout

39:46 Getting really good at painting


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