Saturday, December 09, 2006
Cyndi at Fort Desoto
Well I finally finished this pig. It was a very interesting experience working on two paintings at the same time. Difficult in that I had to develop both sides of the painting at the same time. All the colors, tones and strokes needed to match so that as the eye moves across the boards you get continuity. Because my easel is so small I had to do this with the pieces lying side by side on the floor, which was a bit awkward and a little back breaking. Take a look here and here to see the individual paintings.
I am continuing to experiment with pointillism as a technique along with an impasto type of paint application. You can see that there is very little variance in the brush strokes the majority of shape is achieved through shifting of color and tones. Color and the shadows formed by the thickness of paint are extremely important in setting the overall tone. My intention was to capture the experience and emotion of the moment any realistic representation of an actual place is secondary. On the surface the painting is about an idealistic place not a real one.
Ok what next? I really don't know I guess I'll have to think about it.
I am continuing to experiment with pointillism as a technique along with an impasto type of paint application. You can see that there is very little variance in the brush strokes the majority of shape is achieved through shifting of color and tones. Color and the shadows formed by the thickness of paint are extremely important in setting the overall tone. My intention was to capture the experience and emotion of the moment any realistic representation of an actual place is secondary. On the surface the painting is about an idealistic place not a real one.
Ok what next? I really don't know I guess I'll have to think about it.
