Acrylic on board, 8 inches x 10 inches


This is a painting completed in one of Will Kemp’s online courses entitled “Still Life Sunlight Shadows.” You will find great courses and free resources at The Will Kemp Art School. I’ve taken courses will Will since 2016.

I’m just getting back into painting after being away for nearly two years because of my writing project, which resulted in the publication of The Trump Files. Through real-time blog posts, this book uncovers the damage that Donald Trump caused by his authoritarian leadership.

This was a great course taught by Will Kemp. The course has seven lessons, each being about 30 minutes long.

Lesson 1: Drawing out the scene.

Lesson 2: Underpainting

Lesson 3: Introducing Blue

Lesson 4: Introducing Green

Lesson 5: Glazing

Lesson 6: The palette knife edition (bonus lesson)

Comparison of Will Kemp’s painting to my painting.

Will Kemp’s Still Life

Block in of background and shadow
Painting the pots
Top Row: Cadmium red, alizarin crimson, Second Row: cadmium yellow, phthalo blue, green shade, ultramarine blue, burnt umber, black; third row: titanium white