James Gurney | Painting a Boatyard Scene With a "Keyhole View" @JamesGurney | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
James Gurney paints a gouache scene at a boatyard using a compositional device called a “keyhole view.” Framing off a little glimpse of the harbor and the far shore adds depth and mystery to the scene.
ARTISTS MENTIONED:
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Georg_Waldm%C3%BCller
Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/British,
ART MATERIALS
“Viewcatcher” device: amzn.to/3yGzaCQ
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel
Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i
Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
GOUACHE, WATERCOLOR, and CASEIN PAINT
Zinc White: amzn.to/3DJHmDF
Permanent Green light: amzn.to/37kTaf5
Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn
Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7
Cobalt Teal: amzn.to/2OJbqI
Transparent Orange Iron Oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn
Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB
Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb
Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs
CAMERAS and AUDIO
Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW
Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU
Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP
Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel
"Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild
"Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild
"GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641
Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435
Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
James Gurney paints a gouache scene at a boatyard using a compositional device called a “keyhole view.” Framing off a little glimpse of the harbor and the far shore adds depth and mystery to the scene.
ARTISTS MENTIONED:
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Georg_Waldm%C3%BCller
Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/British,
ART MATERIALS
“Viewcatcher” device: amzn.to/3yGzaCQ
Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: amzn.to/2L989y2
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
Homemade sketch easel: gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel
Rigger brush (synthetic #3) amzn.to/3AJoW4i
Richeson travel brush set: amzn.to/2xwq1Rr
Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: amzn.to/2YeNO0P
Water cup: amzn.to/2soTw2L
GOUACHE, WATERCOLOR, and CASEIN PAINT
Zinc White: amzn.to/3DJHmDF
Permanent Green light: amzn.to/37kTaf5
Azo yellow: amzn.to/3AomPDn
Pyrrol Red: amzn.to/2XdPcS7
Cobalt Teal: amzn.to/2OJbqI
Transparent Orange Iron Oxide: amzn.to/3lHghLn
Ultramarine blue: amzn.to/2Sm4FyB
Prussian blue: amzn.to/2JVbVwb
Sepia: amzn.to/2X7Ulgs
CAMERAS and AUDIO
Pocket camera (Canon SX620): amzn.to/3lIbtVW
Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): amzn.to/3BJIjeU
Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): amzn.to/3mVsMSP
Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): amzn.to/3aFjCUP
Tripod: amzn.to/2xrRaFc
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
“How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel
"Gouache in the Wild" : jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild
"Casein Painting in the Wild": jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild
"GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion
BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY:
Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed
OTHER OFFICIAL SITES
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Pinterest: pinterest.com/GurneyJourney
GurneyJourney Blog: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
JamesGurney Website: jamesgurney.com
Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": facebook.com/groups/403006076777641
Facebook group "Color in Practice": facebook.com/groups/160510955315435
Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.
