The joys of monchromatic painting.

Over the years I've made a series of warm and cool monochromatic paintings.  Mainly because I felt like they really shared a lot with the film nor things I grew up with.  I thought I'd share some of them with you guys here:

 

If it Fits by Kenney Mencher original oil painting on canvas 16"x20"x1.5" inches

His Fuse was Lit, oil paint on linen canvas 14x11inches by Kenney Mencher

Fiasco, oil on canvas 18"x24"x.25" inches by Kenney Mencher

Steam, oil paint on linen canvas, 18"x24"x.5" inches by Kenney Mencher

Ode to an Urn, oil paint on linen canvas, 24"x48"x1.5" inches by Kenney Mencher

Memory Game, oil paint on linen canvas, 24"x48"x1.5" inches by Kenney Mencher

Oration, oil on canvas 18"x24"x.25" inches by Kenney Mencher

New Tie, oil paint on linen canvas 20"x20"x1.5" by Kenney Mencher

Starlette, oil paint on linen canvas 20"x20"x1.5" by Kenney Mencher

The Life, oil on canvas 20"x30"x.25" inches by Kenney Mencher

Sub Urbans by Kenney Mencher oil on linen canvas 48x70x1.5

Visual Aids, oil paint on linen canvas, 18"x24"x.5" inches by Kenney Mencher

Scarlette Street, oil paint on linen canvas 20"x20"x1.5" by Kenney Mencher

 

 More "How to" Articles and Tutorials

• Demonstration Drawing the Sphere
  
• Demonstration Drawing the Cube
  
• Demonstration Video: How to Paint the Shapes Monochromatically
  

The Human Figure

• Demonstration: Drawing the Skeleton Front View preparation for Life Drawing 
  

How to draw a portrait

• Demonstration Video: How to draw the head in pencil  
• Demonstration Video: Sketching the Head and Face in wash media
•  Demonstration Single Portrait (Joy Anne Delight)) 
• Demo Portraits (Two Figures)Demonstration: How I make a painting (In Martini Vertas)
•  Demonstration: How I make a painting (Hat in Hand) 
•  Demonstration: How I revise and work out problems in my paintings. 
• Demonstration: How I make a painting "Buoy"

Demonstration: How to Paint the Basic Shapes Monochromatically in oil paint

Click on images to enlarge them.

 The finished painting in
Lamp Black and white oil paint.  8"x10" on canvas

Before you do this you may want to learn how to draw the sphere first.  Use this link:

http://kenney-mencher.blogspot.com/2011/01/demonstration-drawing-sphere-in.html

 The photo of the basic shapes I'm working from.

 Linseed oil in a squeeze bottle.

 Rag with Lamp Black oil paint

 Turpenoid Odorless Paint Thinner on the rag

 Drawing aids, compass with charcoal pencil, t square, ellipse guide.  

Really it's okay to use them!

 Using a rag with a bit of thinner to wipe out the lights.

 Work background to front.  It will give you nicer edges.

 Mixing the middle tones on the glass palette.

Related Post:

• The joys of monchromatic painting.

More info at: 
http://www.kenney-mencher.com/

More "How to" Articles and Tutorials

• Demonstration Drawing the Sphere
  
• Demonstration Drawing the Cube
  
• 
  Demonstration Video: How to Paint the Shapes Monochromatically  
• The joys of monchromatic painting.

The Human Figure

• A Figure Painting Demonstration
  
• Demonstration: Drawing the Skeleton Front View preparation for Life Drawing 
  

How to draw a portrait

• Demonstration Video: How to draw the head in pencil 
• Demonstration Video: Sketching the Head and Face in wash media 
• Demonstration Single Portrait (Joy Anne Delight)) 
• Demo Portraits (Two Figures)Demonstration: How I make a painting (In Martini Vertas) 
• Demonstration: How I make a painting (Hat in Hand)  
• Demonstration: How I revise and work out problems in my paintings. 
• Demonstration: How I make a painting "Buoy"