Focusing light on one part of a plein air painting

In this tutorial demo, painter James Gurney visits Olana, the exotic artist’s mansion of Frederic Church. He paints the mansion en plein air using a watercolor sketchbook. Even though the lighting in the actual scene is fairly flat, he decides to spotlight the base of the architecture to add drama and mystery.

MATERIALS
Nupastel Color Sticks set: https://amzn.to/2YUJmnR
CarbOthello pastel pencil set: https://amzn.to/2YXIJdv
Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2
Winsor & Newton Series 995 synthetic flat brush: https://amzn.to/31wvWjO
Cat’s Tongue Brush, 1/2 inch: https://amzn.to/2RwV8D4
Travel brush: Connoisseur 9467: https://amzn.to/2DRdBVh
Richeson Travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L
Water-soluble colored pencil: https://amzn.to/2J4QTJJ
Chalk marker: https://amzn.to/2GXjH7Z

James Gurney paints Olana using gouache and watercolor. Colors include:

1. Titanium white (gouache): https://amzn.to/2XSOld4
2. Transparent red oxide (watercolor): https://amzn.to/2Y6NhxD
3. Yellow ochre (watercolor): https://amzn.to/2XYzvSB
4. Anthraquinone blue (watercolor):
5. Prussian blue (gouache): https://amzn.to/2JVbVwb
6. Alizarin crimson (gouache): https://amzn.to/2TLgAVG

VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“Flower Painting in the Wild” (Gumroad) https://gumroad.com/l/flowerpainting
“Gouache in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/gouache
“Gouache in the Wild” on (DVD): https://amzn.to/2kF4YD0
“Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) https://gumroad.com/l/watercolor

BLOG POSTS WITH MORE GEAR INFO:
Gouache Materials List: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2016/07/gouache-materials-list.html
Watercolor Materials: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/watercolor-in-wild-materials.html

BOOKS:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://amzn.to/2JhWtfc
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://amzn.to/2LbVHhc
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://amzn.to/2xyamRM

OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/
Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
Website: http://jamesgurney.com/site/shop

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