Boat Painting using Notan technique

“As Above So Below”. Mike Murray’s boat at the Vashon Marina in Burton. Luckily the slip next to it was open! The painting is currently on display at the Snapdragon Cafe on Vashon Island.

Here is a video that goes through the process. I am liking the results that I am getting using the notan process. Last time, with the Raab’s Lagoon painting, I used black on a yellow/raw sienna background. This time I used green on the same background. Two thing sare being accomplished when you start that way:

1) The composition of the big contrasting value shapes.

2) The dominant color relationship. In this case: Yellow and green. The subtleties sit on top of all that.