I started by pouring/dribbling used engine oil on the board, then sponging it, following the directions of the drips.

Next step was making the paint from woad pigment. It was a bit gritty and didn’t apply well using a pallette knife, however when I used a sponge to wipe/apply it to the board. It it left a really nice shade of blue.

I was working on all three paintings at the same time so I didn’t have much in the way of left over paint needing to be stored in tubes.

This painting was very easy to layer and apply the different colours. I left negative space and used the white background to add to the highlights.

I didn’t base it on David Hockney, but it does remind me a little of some of his tree landscapes.