Flemish Technique - Magnolia

Oils 8x8", "oil out" your canvas "where you plan on painting that day" by rubbing a light coat of linseed oil on the canvas and wait 2 minutes before you wipe it off with cheese cloth. Add your final brighest highlights of pure white and glazes for the depth in the shadows. Sign the painting, your finished.

I am really enjoying this type of painting. I will post my Indian Pots painting when it is finished with the WIP for it too. Any subject will work for this. Let me inow if you are interested in this technique. Ro

It is really good to be working on 2 paintings at a time when doing this technique so that you have something to work on while you are waiting for it to dry. This can also be done in acrylics. The principal behind this technique is that light bounced around in all the layers of paint giving it a very 3D effect.

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Comment by Ginny Blakeslee Breen on June 14, 2011 at 13:16: Gorgeous, Ro!!!

Comment by Roena King on March 4, 2011 at 1:55: Thank you for taking the time to look and leave me comments on all my WIP and final painting. Glazes are just the icing on the cake if you know/understand to do them. It can take a good painting completely up another layer or 2 to make it a great painting. Besides that, they are fun. I really had a good time on the fur by applying the shadow glazes and then using a q-tip to remove some of the glaze letting the fur in the shadow come back a bit. I felt so in control of my world....q-tip in hand! (giggle) It is amazing that you can put a glaze on and completely wipe it off. There is still enough pigment left on the painting that you can see a difference in the depth it added.

Comment by Noni Bryant on March 3, 2011 at 23:04: Well done Ro.

I've dabbled with layers of glazing, and loved it, though it wasn't the Flemish Technique, per se. I had about 4 paintings on the go!!! - Still havent' finished them!

But that's because I had 2 commissions to do in acrylics, so I had to pack the oils away, but I'm looking forward to getting it all out again to complete them.

Sigh.... so much to learn ... But you're an inspiration.

Keep up the good work, girlfriend! :)

Comment by Roena King on March 3, 2011 at 10:36: Thanks again Marinda. Let me know if I can help ANY OF YOU that would like to try to paint like this. I am willing! Ro

Comment by Marinda Coetzee on March 3, 2011 at 2:40: I have read the rest of the information you gave us and got he websites you recommended - will definitely do some investigation.

But, once again, SUPERB work and thanks for sharing it with us!!!

Comment by Marinda Coetzee on March 2, 2011 at 23:49: Excellent work Ro! I love this specific process - will definitely try it in the future. I would love to find out more about this technique - any suggestions? Marinda

Comment by Cheryl Lipham on February 18, 2011 at 2:59: Ro, thank you very much for your guidance on posting. I have to say your magnolia piece is absolutely beautiful! I will have to check out the site that you suggested. I agree that this piece is the best you have posted on the site. Keep going!!! Cheryl

Comment by Roena King on February 17, 2011 at 17:48: You are all so kind, however.............patience has nothing to do with the end result.......I decided to decide! He He

All artist want to do is paint......what ever....we are painting ,we are happy...The dream is to ...paint great, amazing, better than the average artist can do. Good Goal I Think. Get this idea of --- I have to finish a painting FAST....OUT........this is not Mc Donalds! We just want to PAINT. Period. So what if we spend a very long time painting something GREAT.........so what. If it is better than you have ever achieved before........good. I think my magonila and the Indian Pots soon to be finished to post will show all that this method will produce. Look at all the great painting that you see with this detail and debth look like.........want to do that? I think this (of course my opinion because I am pleased with the result) this might be a technique to seriously consider. Newbies want to produce fast. Beyond that, we should press hard to stretch ourselves......stretch.........to the scary relm. What are you afraid of? Good........paint that! Ro PS I have not seen a totally finished acrylic painting in this technique. Lucie is doing it. No clue if the finished result will be the same as the old masters in oils (the debth sort of thing. ) Would have to see the original I guess. All I know is that I am so impressed with the gray layer where you establish the values is so amazing. I think my paintings have reached a new level. Ro

Comment by Patrick Dennis on February 17, 2011 at 16:40: Ro Thank You for taking the time to explain things.At my earliest moment ,probaly tomorrow before I start painting <I will go to the site suggested . I was so awed at hte depth in the Magnolias I attempted to follow your ateps ,it came out ok but still lacke thec depth I wanted .I guess i will just have keep on trying . Again Thanks

Comment by Roena King on February 17, 2011 at 16:20: KIM.........OH YES............ I have considered all the pre-layers in acrylics. But.......I dont have them. As long as you are working on 2 at once there does not seem to be a problem in not touching the painting.......drying time. I also use Cobalt dryer in my painting medium.........which changed depending on which layer you are on.........Fat over lean......more oil the later in the painting. I did my Indian Holding a Pot painting reading a HVW book! Great advice there. It would be so cool if another group got started on TCA. I also belong to another group where many are joining together to learn this master's technique. Way to much fun! Interested? Ro