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DURHL DAVIS

FINE ART

Studio Journal

Francisco de Zurbarán Baroque painting “Saint Serapion,” depicting a white-robed martyr illuminated against a dark tenebrist background.

Francisco de Zurbarán Baroque painting “Saint Serapion,” depicting a white-robed martyr illuminated against a dark tenebrist background.

Francisco de Zurbarán: The Weight of Silence in Baroque Painting

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“Detail of an oil painting showing the varnish layer applied in the Dutch Masters style.”

“Detail of an oil painting showing the varnish layer applied in the Dutch Masters style.”

Dutch Masters Series — Step 7: Final Varnish (Sealing the Light)

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“Classical oil painting demonstration showing final accents and highlights in the Dutch Masters technique.”

“Classical oil painting demonstration showing final accents and highlights in the Dutch Masters technique.”

Dutch Masters Series — Step 6: Accents & Highlights (The Final Light)

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“Classical oil painting demonstration showing the glazing stage in the Dutch Masters technique.”

“Classical oil painting demonstration showing the glazing stage in the Dutch Masters technique.”

Dutch Masters Series — Step 5: Glazing (The Luminous Veil)

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Oil on linen, portrait of James Cole, first color layers for modeling. The finished painting hangs in Washington D.C.

Oil on linen, portrait of James Cole, first color layers for modeling. The finished painting hangs in Washington D.C.

Dutch Masters Series — Step 4: Modeling (Shaping Form Through Light)

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"Gone with the wind" Original oil on linen still life painting

"Gone with the wind" Original oil on linen still life painting

Dutch Masters Series — Step 3: Color Blocking (Awakening the Underpainting)

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Grisialle layer in the traditions of the Dutch Masters

Grisialle layer in the traditions of the Dutch Masters

Dutch Masters Series — Post 2: Underpainting & Value Design (Imprimatura → Grisaille)

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Dutch Masters Painting Finding Moses

Dutch Masters Painting Finding Moses

Dutch Masters Series — Post 1: Choosing the Subject & Grounding the Vision (Dutch Masters Painting Technique)

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