I forgot my camera at the hotel when Carl Samson did his demo and regret to say that I have no photo of his wonderful work.
When Carl did his demo it seemed I recognized how Sargent must have worked. Carl was soooo far away from his easel. He would look at the model, then on the canvas, launch towards it, put a stroke down and retreat back to his original position. Every stroke was very deliberate.
Virgil Elliott has been photographed during his demo, but he requested I do not show his demo piece. So, honoring his wishes I can only show you Virgil and not his work. Virgil loves to mix piles of colors before he begins any painting. When I looked at my sorry dabs of paint on the palette I felt like a pauper in comparison. According to him you have to have enough paint on your palette to not waste time mixing and matching. When enough skin values are on the palette a tiny modification gives you enough paint to cover the canvas and recreate the skin tone nuances of your subject.
Virgil also loves HUGE brushes and we all got a kick out of it when he took a brush that had a handle as long as a mahl stick. I would be afraid of poking someone in the eye with that thing.
Virgil likes to sit in a wheelchair when he gets tired standing and zooms back and forth. The long brushes also help to stay far away from the canvas to better view model and work in progress.
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