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Evenness of TechniqueThe first thing to look for is an
even hand, a consistent technique across the entire painting
is the first clue to a good work, whilst the lack of it reveals the
artless copyist. Spontaneous brush strokes, when imitated, tend to
look contrived and anything but spontaneous.
Example, (right) a magnified view of a typical section of a
Wallis painting. Notice the sky, underpainted in a dark grey tint
with loose strokes of lighter greys on the surface, the 'scumbled'
black line marks the horizon (a recurring device in Wallis
paintings), the pungent green used to paint the fields is applied
wash-like in comparison to the textured sky and the noticeable,
multi-directional brush strokes used to paint in the sail is another
notable Wallis technique. |
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