I've added some yellows, deepened the blacks, touched up spots with whites, and lined in some outlines... am I satisfied? No. I can't decide what to add or if I've already gone too far. I'be been staring at this composition in one form to another for over three m months now and I am frankly … Continue reading Warped Two – I gotta move on from this now…
Warped One – The first application of paint
Here I go... time to take a leap... To be honest I've been procrastinating a little on the start of this one. I've still got a little trepidation regarding watercolour paint. I've got all sorts of preconceived notions about the techniques needed to make it work well and I'm not sure I can do it. … Continue reading Warped One – The first application of paint
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – I might be done with this one…
I'd love to hear your feedback on this one... is there anything you feel need tweaking? If so, what, where, and how would you like to see the changes? I fiddled for nearly four hours on this today (Nov 20th, 20) during my class. I'd stand back, look and dive in to add the tiniest … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – I might be done with this one…
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Layering In Details
This doesn't seem like a big jump from the last posting on this, but I've added different colour layers, small hues to the flowers and stocks, as well as some contrasting for the light... There feels to be much more to do, but that means nothing. Sometimes, I sleep on my progress and feel it … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Layering In Details
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Adding Some Context
I was wondering how to add the shadows subtly with the palette knife and it wasn't coming to me until... I changed the position of the light I was using. Originally on my right, it kept throwing annoying shadows from my hand as I worked and I couldn't see the canvas surface, so I switched … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Adding Some Context
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Next Layers
To be honest, I've been staring at the model and the canvas for days now. I wasn't sure what to do. I guess I just needed to build up my confidence. I visualized all sorts of methods and possibilities. I told myself to just let go, dive in, and see what happens. As soon as … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Next Layers
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-Life (a.k.a. 5th Still-life Project) – A New Approach
I'm approaching this one very differently. I've been wanting to paint with a pallet knife, so that's the first change. I also wanted to paint directly onto the canvas, without drawing first, so that's the second change. The big change is that I will be painting very thick layers of paint, from the background forward... … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-Life (a.k.a. 5th Still-life Project) – A New Approach
(Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – I Have Chosen This Composition
Part of the delay in picking a final composition was that I hadn't reflected upon what I wanted to achieve or say with it. I'm still not sure what I want to say, but I know more about what I want to achieve and see in it. I desire it to have a Wabi-Sabi aesthetic... … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – I Have Chosen This Composition
(Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – ReConsidering My Composition
Every new painting finds me daydreaming about the next. I am very much enjoying this process and I think my subconscious mind is finding ways to continue painting... You see, I get a little sad when I finish a painting and don't like to start thinking of something else to do. I'm riding this train … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – ReConsidering My Composition
(Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – Finishing Touches… for now…
I softened the shadows a little and bolded the highlights... this was a process done more by muscle memory... I used very watered down paint and many, many, many strokes... almost a dry brush technique, if that can be done with a watery brush. I didn't run with the though of overpainting the with weirdness … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – Finishing Touches… for now…
The New Renaissance Mindset 