- Tiffanie painting the Sacred Heart Mission at Fort Stanton Historic Site, New Mexico.
- The origins ofthis technique are unknown, but what is known about oil rub-out is that it was once a training requirement of the Old Masters. Before learning color theory, students were trained in rub-out, which forces the painter to study values without the distraction of color.
- to my own style which gives me the ability to create a myriad of textures in my paintings...the look of crumbling adobe, the tanned leather of a tipi, weathered wood, the delicacy of hollyhock petals, or the plumage of a Gambel's quail. I feel that it adds an extra dimesion to my two-dimensional paintings." ~Tiffanie
- Using only 2 colors, darker values are placed first, then the lighter values are revealed as the artist "rubs out" the highlights, usually with a rag or other unconventional tool.
Spotlight:
Tiffanie with Lou Maestas in Tucson, AZ, 2011.
News from the Easel
- See the evolution of "Into the Labyrinth" (and Tiffanie's super-fast walk through the labyrinth in a New Mexico thunderstorm) here:
- Rick Garcia, subject of "The Poet Padre" stopped by recently to check out the progress on his painting. I think he likes it!
Textures
- With some of my galleries closed due to Covid, I decided to seek some exposure through the Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Lincoln County Fair.
- I was originally attracted to this technique because of my love for photography, particularly historic, sepia photos. It was Master Artist, Lou Maestas, who initially instructed me in the technique, but since then, I have adapted his teachings