Woman with Umbrella at Great Salt Lake

The bright sun, the billowy clouds, the burning sand beneath our feet, and the cool, shallow waters of Great Salt Lake -- it was a beautiful day, and this tourist composed herself perfectly for me.

I used this piece to explore the Flemish method, which involves several steps: imprimatura (toning the canvas), a drawing, an underpainting, a monochromatic "dead" layer (allowing for adjustment of values before adding color), a first transparent color layer, a second transparent color layer (adding vibrancy), and a finishing layer (adding final details).

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