Our White Patriotic Jumper had treatment of his parts:
Treatment, Tail, Part I; Treatment, Tail, Part II, Treatment, Tail, Part III,
Treatment, Knees and Thighs, and Treatment, Belly Split.
Patriotic was thoroughly Prepared for Finish Work,
and a base coat of Golden White Gesso was applied.
The White Patriotic Jumper is a sample treatment,
so our client can see the process from start to finish!
This post is about oil painting the Patriotic Jumper!
Remember, his tail was added after base coats
because the repairs were still in process!
DAY 1
Undercoats or first coats
of Gamblin Oil Paints. A special version of their oil paints were used..
A warm leather color so when the top wears off the undercoat will begin to show.
Layers of thick white oil paint!
The days are not consecutive —
bottom layers have to dry before
another coat is applied.
DAY 2
Saddle, red trims, silver medallion and the yellow undercoat for the corn.
Mixing was done and notes and samples were kept.
The oil paint went into tubes so I had extra for touch-up or another horse.
Anything can apply paint! Toothbrush was used for splatters.
I wanted a bright coat on top of the leather coat, then splatters of the darker red.
The saddle will wear, and this red, as it wears, will wear in an interesting manner.
I tented the horse for the splatters. I will be adding many white coats
but it still is a good idea not to have to paint over or remove a color.
Tenting gone, though more painting on the saddle to come!
Red trim first coat, is applied.
Then the yellow undercoat for the corn.
Finally, the silver on the medallion.
Oh yes, another white coat of oil paint around legs and large areas!
DAY 3
The beginnings of his mouth and nose and ears… Pink!
The blue paint is mixed, and the first coat is applied.
Every part gets at least two coats of oil paint,
an under coat and top coat on top of the gesso.
People think I am crazy to use small brushes, but using big brushes
means more touch-up and cleanup, and I am fast with a small brush.
I use a big brush for big areas…
but for detail, it is much easier to use a half-inch flat or #8 or #10 round.
DAY 4
Patriotic Jumper finally got his tail attached!!
To see the posts on reparation of his tail, go here:
Treatment, Tail, Part I; Treatment, Tail, Part II,
Treatment, Tail, Part III,
It was a luxury to be able to paint around the tail area with it missing,
but so nice to see Patriotic in his full body! BIG day!
A trial fitting, and a happy day when all the measuring paid off and everything fit!
The hole was drilled for the screw on the back knee and tail tip.
A few adjustments for a snug fit were made at each end.
Patriotic will never be purposefully washed down or otherwise
doused with water again but in case of a leak or other catastrophe we want
a snug fit so no water can accumulate easily around the joints.
Adjustments completed, the tail was attached.
Mitchell drilled the hole for the screw that goes into the tenon at the top of the tail.
Hide glue was inserted into the mortise holes.
This actually set overnight to cure… So Day 4 stretched into the next day!
Morning the screw holes were plugged.
We want these to be barely visible (ghosted).
IF the tail has to be removed in future the good news is the plugs can be found,
removed, the hide glue loosened, and the screws
removed for a proper repair instead of hammering nails!
The joint was sealed and carved as per the images from
Parker’s other horses and the ghosting of carving on Patriotic Jumper.
The tail before gesso, and after gesso.
Mitchell’s work on the two parts of the tail coming together was seamless —
there is no telltale (pun intended) line across the tail!
DAY 5
More coats on the saddle, including a stippled brown textural coating.
Kate added another white coat on the body.
Then Kate made a mistake, and painted the flower on the shield blue;
OOPS! It should be a sunny yellow…
She wiped it off and would paint over it in a couple of days.
DAY 6
After a bit of the “stubble” of stippled brown pain was knocked off,
the fourth red (glaze) coat on the saddle was applied.
We wanted the metals to look “real” — and Gamblin has wonderful metallic oil paints.
Kate mixed two paint colors to create this warm gold. It was applied as if
hammered on anything that was large enough to show a texture.
Below, the gold on the shield and the flag stanchions.
Oh yes, sunny sunflower was much better!
The same deeper yellow was the second coat on the corn.
It may not seem like you can see these differing yellows,
but if several coats are used looking INTO a paint job you see more depth of color.
The base coat on the stalks was applied.
Patriotic is looking like his final self now,
though many more coats and details will be applied.
Note: this slideshow is a bit different than the last slideshow:
DAY 7
One problem with painting the horses is that the carvings are not consistent. Above, you can see two different carvings, which makes consistent painting design difficult.
First coats on the hooves, above.
The calico corn gets a thick glaze that is worked into
the dents and lines,
then wiped off.
Interesting fact, that dent corn (which is the manner the corn was carved) is not a calico corn, but these horses were painted in this manner and we are following that pattern.
Finally our sunflower is looking like it should,
and a second coat is placed on the blues.
DAY 8
Horseshoes get their silver coats…
… and silver is placed into the tail carvings for emphasis.
DAY 10
The red gets its second coat.
I painted the final coats
on the flag on the
anniversary of September 11,
one of those days where
we know where we were
when we heard the news.
Below, you can see the difference in the second coat of red paint:
glossy and full-bodied!
He is really beginning to look like he is complete…
But not quite! Nose, ears, muzzle, corn, small touch-ups;
there is still a bit more!
DAY 11
Small details are added… variation in the color of the corn.
Also, the under-color of the leaves was topped with a glaze,
and line-work to delineate the leaves!
See the lovely bright color that comes through the glaze?!
I saved all our color palettes, as they tell so many stories and techniques when you know how to read them, and have actual paint samples on them.
Touch-ups where I smudged…
and a second layer of silver paint…
Small details added, such as line-work over the gold, and in some cases,
a second coat of silver on the stars to make them pop!
A review of steps, from start to finish,
starting with the Patriotic Horse before we treated him.
Patriotic Horse is Complete!
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On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 9:04 AM Mpfconservation’s Blog wrote:
> dkatiepowellart posted: ” Our White Patriotic Jumper had treatment of his > parts: Treatment, Tail, Part I; Treatment, Tail, Part II, Treatment, Tail, > Part III, Treatment, Knees and Thighs, and Treatment, Belly Split. > Patriotic was thoroughly Prepared for Finish Work, and a b” >
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