Starting a new painting. It is in acrylic and is 36x48. My daughter ran in the colour vibe run and I took photos of the dance party. Loved the blue and yellow powder fog and all the hands. I am using glazing to push hands into the distance. As always I am painting back to front. The things in the distance get painted first and the foreground is last.
Happy Painting
Chris
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Colour Vibe
Friday, July 31, 2015
Established 1802
Monday, July 20, 2015
Silver
Slow going. But making progress. Silver teapot is 50% done. Working in acrylic is getting easier. It is a hot day and my air conditioning system is not working. The paint is drying wickedly fast. Spraying it with water like crazy.
I am working one section at a time. And treating each section like an individual painting. I will make sure it reads as a whole painting near the end.
I really like big ongoing projects and things that offer me a challenge.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
The Last One For My Show Started
While at TOSH 10 these past few days I started the last painting for my show. It is 40x40". It is in acrylic. So far I have drawn it out on a black gessoed canvas and started colour blocking it. Today I was working on the kettle but had to stop as my tablet where my reference is, ran out of power. Then it wouldn't charge with an extension cord. Oh well too many visitors in the gallery to really get immersed in painting.
I think it is serendipitous that I have chosen to paint the image of my still life prop box. Most of the things in this painting have been included in the other paintings for the show.
My desire is to grab my oils and paint over the acrylic. But I do not have time for oils to dry and I am determined to complete a big realistic painting in acrylic. It is about a positive attitude. And perseverance.
Growth happens when we challenge ourselves to rise to new heights. Oils are my comfort medium. Acrylics and I are still getting acquainted.
I will be posting my progress.
Monday, June 22, 2015
From Sketch to Painting
On Sunday morning I sat outside in the glorious sunshine having my coffee. My mind was wondering to painting and painting in acrylic. I decided to capture a little vignette in my yard and the neighbouring heritage yard in a little sketch. My yard is no show place but I wanted to show there is beauty everywhere if you take the time to look.
These planters and pots have been long neglected and are now homes for weeds. I didn't include the chain link fence separating the two yards.
My challenge was to make a painting only from the sketch. I did a bit of cropping to come up with a common ratio. I painted this on gessoed paper which I can mount onto a 12x24 canvas in the future. I am not completely comfortable with acrylics as my main medium is oils. I tried not to get fussy and used a 3/4 flat for most of the painting. I still have palette bug issues with acrylics. Wet palette or dry. Today's painting was used with a dry palette and a spray bottle.
It was a fun experiment with a sketch to painting and in acrylic with moderate satisfaction on the finished painting.