Nastagio's Breakfast, Day 11

F. Scott Hess

Worked on figure second layers. The tab has a detail shot. The guy in the red hat is the Nastagio of the title. He is the pictorial narrator or this story.

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Sylvain

what size brushes do you use at this stage?

August 8, 2012

F. Scott Hess

That depends on what I’m doing. In the first layer I use bristle brushes. Second layer has softer brushes, either sable, badger, or synthetic. I’m not a brush fetishist, but the switch to soft is necessary to achieve the creamier looking upper layer. To answer your question, sixes to ones.

August 8, 2012

Sylvain

I have been a great fan of your work since I experienced it at the Laguna Art Museum in the “Everydayland” show in the 80’s. Thanks for the answer. There is a definite ‘lush’ quality to your work.

August 9, 2012

F. Scott Hess

A fan from way back! That was a good show. I still have a box of those catalogues.

August 9, 2012

Leslie

incredible. This may seem naive because you need to know I am really a clay person at heart but your sense of color values is amazing, along with contrast, shadow and everything else, not to mention exciting subject matter, which I can only imagine where it comes from deep in your psyche. This painting gets more beautiful by leaps and bounds daily.

August 8, 2012

F. Scott Hess

Thank you, Leslie. It is moving very quickly. I might even finish this week. I amaze myself!

August 8, 2012