oil on stitched canvas
40 x 61.5"
25 October 2007
portrait
Had some leftover paint after working on other things in the studio today, so used it for this portrait. Not entirely sure I like it, but portraits are always good practice - so what the heck, the leftover paint was not just wasted!
12 October 2007
play
Sometimes - often, in fact - playing around with images of the paintings in Photoshop is very helpful. Seeing the work in a different medium, different scale, different context, helps to keep things objective.
And, in some cases, gives me an idea of where to take the next step!
11 October 2007
A Tree for Mother
So, mom wants a painting, but doesn't really jive with the city/abstract stuff.
Therefore I am trying to make her a little landscape of sorts.
Here is the stitched, stretched canvas:
I am pleasantly surprised to find that the stitching lends itself very well to organic shapes. This idea seems self-evident now - all those little threads and uneven bits of the canvas cut & torn, of course! - but sometimes the eyes of the painter are blind to concepts right under the nose.
Funny, because I have tried landscapes from time to time over the years & have never felt that any of them were very successful, but now suddenly with this sewing technique, I am feeling excited about perhaps having finally found a way to do it well!
The painting has begun, and this is where they are at so far:
Haha - don't worry, mom, the colours will be toned down a bit in the end. Getting some bright hues underneath it all helps the colour to glow in the finished painting...
Therefore I am trying to make her a little landscape of sorts.
Here is the stitched, stretched canvas:
I am pleasantly surprised to find that the stitching lends itself very well to organic shapes. This idea seems self-evident now - all those little threads and uneven bits of the canvas cut & torn, of course! - but sometimes the eyes of the painter are blind to concepts right under the nose.
Funny, because I have tried landscapes from time to time over the years & have never felt that any of them were very successful, but now suddenly with this sewing technique, I am feeling excited about perhaps having finally found a way to do it well!
The painting has begun, and this is where they are at so far:
Haha - don't worry, mom, the colours will be toned down a bit in the end. Getting some bright hues underneath it all helps the colour to glow in the finished painting...
skyline
Struggling with colour here:
Seems too many different things going on.
Desaturated the image in Photoshop, and liking it much better this way:
Funny how much more depth can be felt in this simple black & white.
So, how to get these broad light & dark effects, depth of field, without muddying the colours?
Some ideas swirling round the ole brain here, going to try some things out...
Seems too many different things going on.
Desaturated the image in Photoshop, and liking it much better this way:
Funny how much more depth can be felt in this simple black & white.
So, how to get these broad light & dark effects, depth of field, without muddying the colours?
Some ideas swirling round the ole brain here, going to try some things out...
industrial dawn
Some time ago I made this little painting:
it measures just 27 x 27cm
Then I decided to make a larger version. It measures 90 x 90cm.
Here is the first layer of paint - red acrylic, watered down a lot so it will settle into the textures of the stitched surface:
By now it looks like this:
it measures just 27 x 27cm
Then I decided to make a larger version. It measures 90 x 90cm.
Here is the first layer of paint - red acrylic, watered down a lot so it will settle into the textures of the stitched surface:
By now it looks like this:
07 October 2007
the fence
oil on 8 canvasses
each canvas measures 38 x 43cm
total work measures 152 x 86cm
Damn.
There is a spot on my camera lens, visible in the upper 4 canvasses.
Have to get that cleaned, if possible.
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