10x10x1.5" (x3)
Here are some 'Shiny Objects' to distract you, encourage you, inspire you... Enjoy it... I look forward to seeing you back again soon!
I did say the neutral one needed a friend (or two) didn't I?!
For the las couple of weeks I have been busy adding these two gems to the initial 24x24" piece and must say - love how they turned out!
Same color palette, same process...
This is my "I've lost count" go at a neutral painting. Surprisingly, it didn't take as long as my last few and I only walked away a couple of times - just not the usual week or too - out of pure frustration.
To start off, I pulled what I thought would be a good selection of neutral paint colors and that one pop - for me it is almost always yellow.
Creating a palette is a new process for me as introduced via Julie Prichard in her newest workshop Expanding on Color. I won't go into much detail here out of respect for her and her workshop. If you are interested in it, please head over to her site and check it out. For now, here are a few images of the process I took while making this piece...
"Swept Away"
This is a piece from April that came together pretty quickly, which as you may have noticed doesn't always happen. I had an idea of using Turquoise Phthalo along with Cadmuim Orange and then of course the blacks, whites and creams for creating contrast and values. I initially went off of a rough sketch from my sketchbook journal and quickly knew it wasn't going to work as I had intended.
The biggest thing I have learned over these last few years of sketchbook/journal work is that more often than not, they simply do not translate to the canvas. Makes me wonder if it is the sketch or if it is in my color choices, or because of the way I have currently been painting. That makes me think often, am I trying two totally different processes? Probably, but that is for another day!
Back to the piece...
"201"
That Other Neutral Triptych wrapped canvases 10x10x1.5" (x3) professional grade artist materials I worked on this smaller series at ...