Painting White on White: a still life in oils

How I paint whites: I paint an alla prima still life, of a mug and some tissue. Painted from life, in natural light. I begin with a quick sketch to show my initial idea, and then I work through a painting, showing how I see and mix subtle shades of white, work in a small tonal range, and think about value and edges. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Starting sketch 1:14 Starting the painting 26:23 The highlight on the mug 27:06 The finished painting 27:21 Closing MATERIALS Claessens linen, left handed palette (Green and Stone), hog hair and synthetic brushes (Green and Stone, and Da Vinci Nova). Michael Harding and Winsor & Newton oil paints: titanium white, cadmium orange, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, scarlet lake, burnt sienna, raw umber, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, winsor violet, emerald green, phthalo green. MY ARTICLE ON PAINTING WHITE abigailburtonart.substack.com/p/painting-whites ELSEWHERE Instagram — instagram.com/abigail_burton_art Newsletter — abigailburtonart.substack.com Paintings — abigailburtonart.com #paintingwhiteonwhite#paintingwhite#oilpainting #stilllife #paintingprocess #allaprima #paintingwhites#abigailburtonart#abigailburton#traditionalpainting