Detail from Still Life with a silver beaker and a clock

Jun 19

I started with a pencil sketch using the grid method, then covered the sketch in raw umber and wiped out highlights with a rag to guide the underpainting.

The underpainting was done in shades of raw umber and white. I then added layers of translucent color before completing the final layers.

Detail from Still Life with Silver Beaker and a Clock

Zoe Avery

2022

Oil on birch panel

30.5 x 40.5 cm

Painted with the guidance of Cheryl Kline during her course Classical Oil Painting Techniques at Kline Academy in Los Angeles.

Course tuition, tools, and materials courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Foundation Post-Baccalaureate Conservation Internship educational reimbursement stipend.