Sunday, May 18, 2008
Artist: Monique Sakellarios
Sunday, May 18, 2008 
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I have just discovered a truly wonderful painter while here in Kennebunkport, her name is Monique Sakellarios and I think her style is extremely good and technique classic.
She works with oils, and mostly on board (which David Baker also uses to great effect). A trick she uses is to paint the board/canvas with Cadmium Red before working on it... and she allows bits to show through here and there -- warming up each and every work.
It's daunting to work on a bare white canvas, so she gets around that using the red, but also uses the red to create overall warmth. Paired with areas of thick and flat strokes, it all comes together remarkably well.
She works with oils, and mostly on board (which David Baker also uses to great effect). A trick she uses is to paint the board/canvas with Cadmium Red before working on it... and she allows bits to show through here and there -- warming up each and every work.
It's daunting to work on a bare white canvas, so she gets around that using the red, but also uses the red to create overall warmth. Paired with areas of thick and flat strokes, it all comes together remarkably well.