Painting a Cozy Interior Scene (Demo Recording) Winter 2025 w/ Haidee-Jo Summers
***Please know that this is only a recording of the demo. The recording can be viewed for 3 months from the date of purchase.
**This is a recording of the live demo that took place on November 6, 2024.
*The recording is 2 hours and 30 minutes in length.
Demo Description
In this demo I’ll discuss how I go about choosing a subject and viewpoint for an interior painting and planning the composition. I’ll talk through the benefits of working from life but in the event of working from photographs what pitfalls to watch out for. I’ll be showing you how to describe the light in an interior scene using value contrasts and colour temperature – whether artificial light inside the room or natural daylight coming in from outside, or a combinaton of both.
Is it possible to be accurate and loose at the same time? Yes absolutely! My drawing and proportions will be accurate while the brushmarks will be lively.
And I’ll be hoping to evoke emotion in the viewer of the painting – feelings of homeliness, warmth and nostalgia that are familiar to us all.
Demo Materials List
Oil colours (I use Michael Harding oils)
Titanium White
Unbleached Titanium
Bright Yellow Lake or Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Golden Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
Indian Yellow
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Quinacridone Rose
Amethyst or Manganese Violet
Ultramarine Blue
Pale Violet
Phthalo Green Lake
Burnt Umber
Transparent Oxide Red
Brushes
I will be using a range of filberts and flats, especially Rosemary brushes ultimate bristle and eclipse and ivory ranges. I have a brand new brush set available with Rosemary & Co with all my favourite brushes, you can find it on their website by typing my name into the search box.*
Painting surface
I prefer oil primed linen mounted on board (or stretched for larger sizes) but any well primed board or canvas will be fine.
Additional supplies
Gamsol or similar low odour solvent
A jar of medium which is usually a mix of turps and walnut or linseed oil, about 50/50. I also like Michael Harding’s oil paint medium.
Useful to have - Sketchbook or notebook, soft pencil and grey shade marker pens.
***Please know that this is only a recording of the demo. The recording can be viewed for 3 months from the date of purchase.
**This is a recording of the live demo that took place on November 6, 2024.
*The recording is 2 hours and 30 minutes in length.
Demo Description
In this demo I’ll discuss how I go about choosing a subject and viewpoint for an interior painting and planning the composition. I’ll talk through the benefits of working from life but in the event of working from photographs what pitfalls to watch out for. I’ll be showing you how to describe the light in an interior scene using value contrasts and colour temperature – whether artificial light inside the room or natural daylight coming in from outside, or a combinaton of both.
Is it possible to be accurate and loose at the same time? Yes absolutely! My drawing and proportions will be accurate while the brushmarks will be lively.
And I’ll be hoping to evoke emotion in the viewer of the painting – feelings of homeliness, warmth and nostalgia that are familiar to us all.
Demo Materials List
Oil colours (I use Michael Harding oils)
Titanium White
Unbleached Titanium
Bright Yellow Lake or Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Golden Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
Indian Yellow
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Quinacridone Rose
Amethyst or Manganese Violet
Ultramarine Blue
Pale Violet
Phthalo Green Lake
Burnt Umber
Transparent Oxide Red
Brushes
I will be using a range of filberts and flats, especially Rosemary brushes ultimate bristle and eclipse and ivory ranges. I have a brand new brush set available with Rosemary & Co with all my favourite brushes, you can find it on their website by typing my name into the search box.*
Painting surface
I prefer oil primed linen mounted on board (or stretched for larger sizes) but any well primed board or canvas will be fine.
Additional supplies
Gamsol or similar low odour solvent
A jar of medium which is usually a mix of turps and walnut or linseed oil, about 50/50. I also like Michael Harding’s oil paint medium.
Useful to have - Sketchbook or notebook, soft pencil and grey shade marker pens.
***Please know that this is only a recording of the demo. The recording can be viewed for 3 months from the date of purchase.
**This is a recording of the live demo that took place on November 6, 2024.
*The recording is 2 hours and 30 minutes in length.
Demo Description
In this demo I’ll discuss how I go about choosing a subject and viewpoint for an interior painting and planning the composition. I’ll talk through the benefits of working from life but in the event of working from photographs what pitfalls to watch out for. I’ll be showing you how to describe the light in an interior scene using value contrasts and colour temperature – whether artificial light inside the room or natural daylight coming in from outside, or a combinaton of both.
Is it possible to be accurate and loose at the same time? Yes absolutely! My drawing and proportions will be accurate while the brushmarks will be lively.
And I’ll be hoping to evoke emotion in the viewer of the painting – feelings of homeliness, warmth and nostalgia that are familiar to us all.
Demo Materials List
Oil colours (I use Michael Harding oils)
Titanium White
Unbleached Titanium
Bright Yellow Lake or Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Golden Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
Indian Yellow
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Quinacridone Rose
Amethyst or Manganese Violet
Ultramarine Blue
Pale Violet
Phthalo Green Lake
Burnt Umber
Transparent Oxide Red
Brushes
I will be using a range of filberts and flats, especially Rosemary brushes ultimate bristle and eclipse and ivory ranges. I have a brand new brush set available with Rosemary & Co with all my favourite brushes, you can find it on their website by typing my name into the search box.*
Painting surface
I prefer oil primed linen mounted on board (or stretched for larger sizes) but any well primed board or canvas will be fine.
Additional supplies
Gamsol or similar low odour solvent
A jar of medium which is usually a mix of turps and walnut or linseed oil, about 50/50. I also like Michael Harding’s oil paint medium.
Useful to have - Sketchbook or notebook, soft pencil and grey shade marker pens.