{"id":1319,"date":"2008-12-31T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2023-02-21T00:37:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T00:37:13","slug":"tutorial-river-through-the-adirondacks-by-john-okeefe-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/31\/tutorial-river-through-the-adirondacks-by-john-okeefe-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial “River Through the Adirondacks” by John O’Keefe Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is my 12th oil painting. While the actual time to complete this painting was about 12 days, those 12 days were spread out over two months. I used a combination of\u00a0wet-into-wet\u00a0and\u00a0wet-into-dry\u00a0techniques. I did not use any added mediums in the paint or\u00a0artificial dryers: the paint came straight out of the tubes. Please enjoy my tutorial “River Through the Adirondacks”<\/em> by John O’Keefe Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Composition and Materials – “River Through the Adirondacks”<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I was aiming for a Hudson River School feel with this painting. I found an old black and white Victorian engraving I liked online and decided to base my painting on its features. Furthermore, I do not know the scene’s location in this engraving, but I assume it is a real place. Because the engraving reminded me of the Hudson Valley, I named my painting “River Through the Adirondacks.”<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

My final painting differs from this reference material in the details. I had cropped the far-right portion of the engraving out of my painting, but the larger aspects of the composition can still be seen in my finished work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n