tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post7145248617771307173..comments2024-03-01T21:44:54.856-05:00Comments on In the studio with artist, photographer and instructor Robert Louis Caldwell: Artist mumbo jumbo!Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-92090770543046776172011-10-16T20:33:54.826-04:002011-10-16T20:33:54.826-04:00Yes it is common sense but "mumbo jumbo"...Yes it is common sense but "mumbo jumbo" sounds cooler! I am awed by those painters who can just start painting on a blank canvas.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment Tess!Robert Louis Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-34776003383287800512011-10-14T13:13:36.023-04:002011-10-14T13:13:36.023-04:00Mubo jumbo? more like common sense. I under paint ...Mubo jumbo? more like common sense. I under paint my canvas either a warm ochre or a cool blues before hand. It makes a huge difference to the outcome of the painting, so much so that a viewer picked up on the difference in the pieces when hung together. Then I draw out my composition in paint over the under painting. <br />Love your work, hugs!tess stiebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990043775194246617noreply@blogger.com