Chair by the Window by Sloba Pajkovic

plate no. 8929

Chair by the Window

Sloba Pajkovic, 2017

oilExpressionismstill lifestill lifefruitchairwindowtableinterior

some experience helpful

Recreating this painting will help students practice color mixing to achieve muted tones and develop skills in depicting form with loose, expressive brushstrokes. It also provides practice in simplifying complex scenes into basic shapes and values.

technical profile

palette complexity

3

brushwork visibility

4

value contrast

3

compositional simplicity

3

study guide

est. 8 hrs

approach — 8 steps

step 01
Lightly sketch the basic shapes: the chair, window, table, and bowl of fruit.
step 02
Block in the large areas of color, focusing on the overall value structure.
step 03
Start with the background, establishing the colors of the wall and window.
step 04
Move to the chair, paying attention to the subtle shifts in color and value.
step 05
Paint the table surface, capturing the light and shadow.
step 06
Add the bowl and fruit, focusing on their forms and colors.
step 07
Refine the details and adjust the colors as needed.
step 08
Add final highlights and shadows to enhance the sense of depth.

color palette

primary · ultramarine blue · burnt sienna · titanium white

secondary · yellow ochre · cadmium red

Achieve the muted tones by mixing complementary colors (blue and orange, red and green) with white. Use a limited palette to create color harmony.

techniques

·broken color
·scumbling
·color mixing
·layering
·alla prima

common pitfalls

→Overworking the painting and losing the freshness of the brushstrokes.
→Getting bogged down in details too early.
→Not paying attention to the overall value structure.
→Using colors straight from the tube without mixing them.

materials

surface · stretched canvas

required

·stretched canvas
·ultramarine blue oil paint
·burnt sienna oil paint
·titanium white oil paint
·yellow ochre oil paint
·cadmium red oil paint
·#6 round brush
·palette

optional

·palette knife
·linseed oil
·odorless mineral spirits

Use a medium-textured canvas to allow for expressive brushstrokes. Consider using a limited palette of colors to simplify the color mixing process.

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