Renato Muccillo, Canadian Artist, Oil Paintings, Paintings
Renato Muccillo Painting, Canadian Artist
More recently, Muccillo has started to implement the techniques of the English and European masters. He begins by underpainting a white canvas in grey scale or tinted monochrome, and then applies thin glazes of colour over the underpainting. This technique lends itself well to landscapes with heavy atmospheric qualities, especially autumn scenes. Within a few minutes, he has an accurate monochromatic foundation for the painting.
He tries to keep his palette fairly simple and save most of the detailed brushwork for the focal point of the image. Like the Masters, Muccillo limits his palette to three or four colours, while striving to maintain a look of balance and harmony. “This limitation of palette wasn’t a conscious decision on the part of the English and European Masters,” he explains. “It was a necessity of the times. Pigments were limited and costly. This limitation has always intrigued me in the sense that, regardless of the absence of colour, luminosity and the effects of colour itself could still be achieved.”
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