plate no. 1895
Burrinho correndo
Anita Malfatti, 1909
some experience helpful
This painting teaches dynamic pose capture and loose brushwork for conveying movement, while practicing color temperature shifts from warm earth tones to cool sky colors.
technical profile
palette complexity
3
brushwork visibility
4
value contrast
3
compositional simplicity
4
study guide
est. 4 hrsapproach — 8 steps
- step 01
Sketch the basic donkey silhouette and rider in motion using simple shapes
- step 02
Block in the sky with soft blue-green washes, leaving areas for clouds
- step 03
Paint the ground plane with warm ochre and sienna tones
- step 04
Establish the donkey's basic form with brown and tan base colors
- step 05
Add the green blanket and pink/red load details with confident strokes
- step 06
Refine the donkey's features, ears, and legs with darker browns
- step 07
Suggest the rider's form with loose, economical brushstrokes
- step 08
Add final touches for movement and atmospheric effects
color palette
primary · raw sienna · burnt umber · cerulean blue · titanium white
secondary · sap green · cadmium red light · yellow ochre · raw umber
Mix warm grays for the donkey using browns and blues, create atmospheric perspective with cooler colors in the sky and warmer earth tones in foreground
techniques
- ·loose brushwork
- ·color temperature variation
- ·gesture drawing
- ·atmospheric perspective
- ·wet-on-wet blending
common pitfalls
- →overworking the donkey's anatomy
- →making brushstrokes too tight
- →losing the sense of movement
- →using colors that are too saturated
materials
surface · primed canvas or canvas board
required
- ·#6 flat brush
- ·#4 round brush
- ·#2 detail brush
- ·raw sienna oil paint
- ·burnt umber oil paint
- ·cerulean blue oil paint
- ·titanium white oil paint
- ·canvas board 12x16
optional
- ·palette knife
- ·turpentine medium
- ·linseed oil
- ·#8 flat brush
Use bristle brushes for texture and confident mark-making, keep paint consistency fluid for loose application
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