Still Life with a Glass of Champagne, after Johann Wilhelm Preyer

Oil on canvas

10 x 14 inches

Here I have used traditional oil paints using techniques developed by the master’s during the Dutch Golden Age.

This technique uses the classical method of chiaroscuro and the practice of painting egg tempera on top of oil paint in order to create the delicate blending of tones and colours.

I have included photos showing the developmental stages of this piece to demonstrate the traditional way of building up an oil pointing in layers, that is; beginning with a monochrome under painting in burnt sienna, then including the whites and darkening of the tones (a modulation of the light and dark areas), and finally adding the colours.