Weathered Statue of a Woman

It was cold in the studio when I painted this.   I've got bookmarks on several pictures across the web that I might want to paint one day.  I was thinking that if I painted a warm picture, that I might warm up myself.

The picture I took this from seemed like it was taken on a warm summers evening.  I convinced myself, after looking at this picture again, that painting it would definitely warm me up.

I used yellow ochre, van dyke brown and transparent orange oxide for the majority of this painting.  Those 3 colors certainly put a warm spin on this.  In order to cool it down a bit, I used a bit of payne's grey.  In some places I used it straight, without mixing, but mostly mixed it with the van dyke brown to warm it a little, almost like a sepia.

I used a lot of layers to build up the depth and detail on this painting.  I probably should have done a few more layers.

I did put a little spatter on this painting.  I used the same colors that I used to paint her body.  In hind sight, I should have done a little more of the spatter too.

I hope you like it.  If you have an interest in watching me paint it, I've provided a video below.