Mountain View - Darrell Cro · Mountain View An original oil ... -4 hours to complete depending upon whether you’re a ... By the time Darrell graduated from High School in Reno,

P A I N T I N G S U P P L I E S Paints Sap Green (SG) Alizarin Crimson (AC) Burnt Umber (BU) Burnt Sienna (BS) Ivory Black (IB) Prussian Blue (PB) Cad Yellow (CY) Paynes Gray Orange (OR) Titanium White (TW) Yellow Ochre (YO) Indian Yellow (IY) Cad Red Light (BR) Brushes 2 1/2” Landscape 1” Landscape #2 Script Liner #3 Fan Brush #6 Fan #4 Flat Bristle #5 Palette knife #10 Palette Knife Hake Blender Sponge Brush (1-2”) 1” Filbert or Oval Mop Medium Medium White (MW) Canvas 18”x24” although any size can be used. Miscellaneous: Paper Towels, Baby Wipes, Baby Oil (or Odorless thinner), Container & Cleaning Screen for oil, Beater rack and waste receptacle, table top easel, paper palette, Contact Piper.

Mountain View An original oil painting by Darrell Crow

This is a beautiful painting that absolutely anyone can do, even if they’ve never painted before. Mountain View will take 2-4 hours to complete depending upon whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced student. Also available on video from DarrellCrow.com. This is one of the best teaching lessons we’ve done for mountains. A still, warm, morning sun paints its light across towering, soft mountains to set the at-mosphere for dramatic reminder of winter’s cold across the river. Using a nearly full palette, this exceptional painting can be adapted to any size canvas.

Mountain View Darrell Crow Studios, 65 Hixon St., Bellingham, MA 02019

Mountain View Copyright © 2015 by Darrell Crow Stu-

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Content edited by Adriana I. Crow

Production edited by Joseph Kaczynski

Layout by Darrell Crow

Production Coordination by Joseph Kaczynski

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United States and/or other countries.

Born in Peoria, Illinois in 1949. Darrell grew up in the

small towns of Vergennes and Murhysboro, IL. His love

for nature was instilled at an early age. His father , a career

military officer moved frequently throughout the United

States and Europe. By the time Darrell graduated from

High School in Reno, Nevada, in 1966, he had attended 28

different schools. Growing up, Darrell crossed the Ameri-

can continent so many times he felt at home whether in the

Nevada Sun, High Sierra mountains, the great plains, the

Midwestern corn belt, New England, or the sun-drenched

hills of California. "I enjoy the outdoors immensely and

try as I might to capture its magnificence with a camera. It

wasn't until I was introduced to oil painting that I was able

to truly share the emotions I felt for our great outdoors."

Darrell took every opportunity to study under numerous

big brush artists including Bob Ross, Robert Warren, Gary

Jenkins, Lynn Pittard, Barbara Pasco, Bill Blackman, Jes-

sie Martin, and others. Darrell's studies of the works of

the Hudson Valley School of Artists like Church and Bier-

stadt further developed his artistic capabilities.

Picking up a paint brush for the first time at 40, Darrell quickly found friends and acquaintances persuading him to

teach them his painting style. Since those early days, Darrell has taught thousands of classes worldwide,

and today, has produced over 350 full length, 2-hour videos on how to paint landscapes, seascapes, flowers, tall

ships, wildlife, people, pets and much, much more. These videos are available on his website,

www.darrellcrow.com. Darrell is also the author of 13 books, including, The Basic Techniques of Oils, Unleash

The Artist Within, Sell Your Art, Paradise Falls, Blue Romance, Serenity, Northern Lights, Brown Mountain, Au-

tumn Mountain, Mountain View, New England Mid-Summer Dream, Midnight Surf, and Grandpa’s Cabin.

Darrell has built a tremendous and loyal following because of his strict attention to four basic principles.

1. Anyone can learn to paint. If one can sign their name and hold a paint brush, Darrell can teach that person

to oil paint if they're willing. Many people insist they know nothing about painting and can't even draw stick men

yet they can effortlessly sign their name. Darrell’s classes are designed specifically for those individuals who can-

not paint and knowing how to sign one's name is all of the art skills anyone required to learn this technique.

2. Clear, concise, step-by-step teaching. Darrell is adamant that anyone can learn to paint and he proves it

by ensuring students know how and why to use their brushes, mix color, and apply paint to the canvas. He as-

sumes the student knows absolutely nothing and builds up their skill sets by thoroughly explaining every step and

then demonstrating the techniques..

3. Oil painting is learned behavior. In other words, talent is obtained through the learning of var ious tech-

niques and mastering their applications. Darrell teaches students his techniques and through repetition, students

master each of these techniques, thereby building their talents.

4. Creativity is built through experience. Darrell teaches that the longer a student studies art and the more

frequent they practice, they will begin to develop their "art eye." Darrell teaches that anyone can develop their

creative ability by knowing what's technically possible to represent the student's idea. As each student's technical

abilities increase and they expand their experiences to a wider range of subject matters, students will learn to "see"

new and creative opportunities for expressing their individuality on canvas.

Darrell has over 1,000 paintings hanging in private collections worldwide.

Darrell Crow is a self-taught, professional artist, author and art instructor.

Cut Oval out of contact pa-

per. Cover with MW.

Base Color is IB & touches

of PB. For Clouds, Mtns.

Paint sky with Base Color

leaving gaps for clouds.

Form Mountain edges with

knife. You’ll want 3 peaks.

After knifing on mountains,

scrape of excess paint.

Smooth mountains by pull-

ing paint down each side.

Tap AC lightly on big brush

and paint underneath clouds.

Now blend everything to-

gether for a beautiful sky.

Cut a small roll of Base Col-

or onto the #10 knife.

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Backgro

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d

Be sure to pull paint in the

direction of mountain side.

See how the mountain tops

gently lift into AC in sky.

Cut a small roll of TW tint-

ed with AC for snow.

Apply shadowlights in op-

posite direction of highlights

With large brush mist up

bottom of mountains.

See how the bottoms of

mtns are diffused for mist?

Hold knife with thumb &

forefinger and lightly pull.

Paint highlights onto right

side of all mountains.

Add small amount of PB to

TW for mountain shadows.

Page 3 Mountain View

MID

DLEG

RO

UN

D

Add foothills with 1” brush

and base color. Tap to side.

Add highlights to hills using

TW/MW/AC mix w/#3 fan.

Pull down shoreline with 1”

brush and base color.

Stand back every once in a

while to check your work..

Using MW/AC thin mix add

water lines w/#10 knife.

Add evergreen trees on right

inside oval using base mix.

From left to right, pull color

down longer & longer.

Use big brush to blend back

and forth for reflections.

Touch up highlights on foot-

hills with MW/AC on #3 fan

Page 4 Mountain View

Add tree trunks with BU on

the knife. Skip spaces.

Highlight evergreens with

mix of TW/MW/AC.

Now its time to remove the

contact paper.

Using #2 script liner &

thinned BU add branches.

Paint as many branches as

you’d like on both trees.

Using #10 knife w/TW/AC

half-stroke downward.

Carefully remove contact

without messing painting.

Its always amazing how nice

paint looks right now.

Add two birch trees on left

with #3 fan loaded with BU.

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FOR

EGR

OU

ND

Paint the right side of each

tree..

Note how I’m holding knife

to paint tree’s right side.

To paint tree’s left side, I

must pull paint from the left.

Cover the tops of all branch-

es on the Birches.

Stand back and review your

progress too date.

Add bushes with 1” brush

loaded with base color.

Gently tap knife loaded with

roll of IB into tree center.

Our Birch trees are finished

except snow on branches.

Using #2 Script liner with

MW paint snow on top.

Page 6 Mountain View

FINA

L DETA

ILS

Load up the 1” brush with

TW/MW/AC to paint snow.

Stroke horizontally to add

snow from bushes over AC.

Pull darks from under bush-

es for shadows.

Highlight bushes w/1” brush

& TW/AC/MW color mix.

Carefully highlight the

bushes on left with 1” brush

Preserve the darks. They

separate the different bushes

Page 7 Mountain View

Using knife edge scratch in

sticks & twigs.

Lightly brush over snow to

make AC shows through.

Sign your masterpiece

Page 8 Mountain View

YES! You Can Paint.

I absolutely guarantee it.

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