mcahogarth

Back in Time Tuesday: Priest and Dragon

Added 2024-11-19 13:00:06 +0000 UTC

I love oil painting, so I regret not having a good space to do it in. I ran into this tiny painting the other day and was surprised how much I still liked it! You can see some of the classical art influences in it. When I paint with gouache I tend toward precision; when I paint with oils, I get all painterly.

My favorite part of this one is that the colors are vibrant, but the focus is on contrast (so, the blue shadows on the gold mountains, and the gold armor and nails on the blue dragon, etc. There's no black in this picture; all the shadows are made by layering the contrasting colors together.

It's actually a lovely little picture. I'm surprised I still have it.🧡

Interestingly, I also have two progress photos of this one, so I'm including them!