Detail Study after Verocchio

Detail Study after Verocchio
Egg Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 2006. This painting is based on a detail of Veroccio's Madonna and Child (housed at the National Gallery, London)

Still Life after Willem Kalf

Still Life after Willem Kalf
Oil on panel, 2005. This painting is based on a still life by 17th century Dutch Master Willem Kalf. Although I am calling it finished, I may still refine the detail on several areas (e.g. the lemon and the rug).

Detail Study after Botticelli (underpainting)

Detail Study after Botticelli (underpainting)
This is a detail of Botticelli's wonderful Annunciation, which I will be trying out as a learning exercise. It is going to be painted in egg tempera on a gesso panel. So far, you can see the prepared panel with the basic line drawing transferred onto it. My next step will be to refine the tonal underpainting tonally, using a verdacchio shade, before adding colour.

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