This is a 30″X40″ painting on which I am currently working. So far it is all acrylic, with just a little bit of colored pencil.
See a larger image of the completed piece on Paintings page EVENING SHADOWS.
This is a 30″X40″ painting on which I am currently working. So far it is all acrylic, with just a little bit of colored pencil.
See a larger image of the completed piece on Paintings page EVENING SHADOWS.
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January 4th, 2018 at 11:23 am
Love this painting. I am surprised that you paint the foreground first and the background after. Seems like it would be the opposite. I am interested in your comments on this. Thanks.
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January 4th, 2018 at 4:04 pm
Two reasons, I think. 1. Since I don’t sketch out a composition or plan much ahead, the foreground seems the most important, so that’s where I like to start, and then I fill in the background to go with it. I do, in reality, add to and subtract from the foreground as I go as well. 2. I love negative painting (painting around a shape to establish it rather than painting in a shape)
Hopefully, that makes some sense to you.
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January 4th, 2018 at 4:42 pm
It does. Thank you. Just thought that the negative painting might be more difficult but perhaps not.
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October 26th, 2018 at 3:41 pm
Very interesting way to paint. About how long did it take you? Seems like there would be a lot of time just thinking about what to do next. Thanks! P.S. I think I am a new fan of your artwork – the more I see the more I like!
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October 27th, 2018 at 11:07 am
Yes, thinking time is a big part of the process. I always work on a number of pieces at the same time, so a big one like this might take weeks to allow time to decide where to go next. I keep it out on an easel so I can see it even when I am working on other pieces, many of which also need thinking time. But then, once in a while one of them just falls together…..one step immediately following the other. It’s a mystery.
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October 27th, 2018 at 2:13 pm
Thanks for the fast reply to my question. Neat how you can work on more than one artwork at a time.
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June 13th, 2020 at 1:28 pm
thanks for sharing your process. I love seeing how an idea develops
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