Being a Detective | Oil Painting + Chat

Today I’m doing a loose 4-ish hour timelapsed oil still life and talking about how asking questions before starting a painting is a bit like being a detective: gathering info to piece together a story that can help solve some composition mysteries. It’s also my birthday! :) So today’s painting and chat was inspired by those murder mystery parties my friends and I had as kids... My Gear + Materials: Surface: 9x12 inch Ampersand Value Series hardboard panel Easel: Sienna Craftech Large Pochade Box Oil paint brands: Sennelier, Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Williamsburg, Rembrandt, and Gamblin Medium: Liquin Brushes: Blick Masterstroke and Daniel Smith (mostly filberts, the smaller ones are rounds) Full gear list coming soon on sheppard-arts.com QotV: “If you’re working on an illustration and there’s some part of it that isn’t interesting to you, and you’re at risk of neglecting it out of boredom, here’s what you do- you tell it to GET A JOB.” Website: www.sheppard-arts.com Instagram: @sheppardarts Music by me Love + Thanks again to all my viewers and subscribers!