Whitaker techniques

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Bill,

That white gown is as lovely as anything in this exquisite painting. I am admiring this as I try to paint similar cascading white fabric (with questionable success). Now this is white functioning as a color! Is this painted with Flake white, or more with Titanium? It appears as a richer, more glowing white than what comes out of the tube. Have you warmed it up in the highlights and compressed the lightest tints so they are slightly diminished from pure white? It's hard to be sure from the small post images. This is so beautiful and inspiring.

Thanks Bill and Kim for sharing this!

Garth

[William Whitaker]

I have to get ready to go teach in a few minutes, so I won

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by William Whitaker

Tim, the blue is ultramarine and a fabulously lovely cobalt blue made by Steve Salek at http://www.shopvasaricolors.com/default.asp . I love his paints.

Bill,

Steve Salek (Vasari Classic Artists' Oil Colors) dropped in on me back in December and spent a long evening shooting the breeze, mostly discussing how paintmaking has evolved into it's current renaissance. He mentioned you with enthusiasm, and how much you appreciate his exquistely rich paints. I am in LOVE with them too. They inspire better paintings.

Garth