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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Self Portrait canvas 1000

The tasty turkey is gone, the weather is not all that inviting........Im bored with nature video streaming and looking at a few David Leffel videos. I even went back into canvas 999, a serious stinker with improvements in mind to no avail, its still a stinker! The only thing to do there is move on!

Boldbrush is a few days off and canvas 1000 to think about.

CANVAS 1000

Seventy Four 16x16 oil on linen (11-27-15)

So the deed was done in under four hours, it was a fun project and very fast. What I like most about this canvas is how it works at 30 feet in diminished light.

Watching Leffel Thanksgiving day I picked up something that worked remarkably well. He works top down, as I do. However it didnt occur to me if you do, proportions fall right into place and are easily adjusted as you go. I dont think he talks about it. His "Master paints Master"video shows this very clearly. This video is different from his others because it is not an instructional video. He simply paints with his full attention on his subject....no explanations or silly questions from the peanut gallery.

I forgot Boldbrush! Shut the computer down, turned off the lights, got in bed and then........ I cant believe I actually got up and did it!! Something new and something old made the first page lineup.

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RETREAT and canvas 904

I thought "RETREAT" from abstraction was good form....clearly its going nowhere as a subject and nothing I want to paint! Soooo........back to my real world!

My next canvas is rather small at 48x44. I wasnt up for anything bigger and neither was I done with the fish. One of the references still had my attention, especially its colouring and glowing reflective light. I went back in Photoshop and adjusted it a bit to fit a nocturne Im thinking about doing as a very large centerpiece for an upcoming exhibit.

My concept for this painting is ethereal and simplistic, blended smooth with only important expressive moves having texture, if any at all. In other words, very efficient with every brush stroke counting to the whole. It will require a wet-in-wet process straight throughout....Alla prima would be a perfect outcome but not likely on a 48x44. My new fast drying white will get a good workout here.

MODIFIED REFERENCE

Desaturated and colour modified in Photoshop (low resolution)

FINISHED PAINTING

904 Nocturnal Glow 48x44 oil on linen (6-20-14)

Fully painted return edges - not a solid blending colour

SOME DETAILS

My Koi are actually very large in real life, here almost full size, taking up most of the canvas with less negative space. Essentially I wanted a sample, something I could use as a springboard on my next painting.

My normal medium (Neo Megilp) works great for certain effects, but I dont always use it for backgrounds. As a result, not always dry overnight. I used Galkyd Lite to get rid of it as it turned out more useful as a drier than a general medium and it inadvertently solved that problem. When used in combination with my new fast drying white, its a match made in heaven.

Gamblin - Galkyd Lite (general overall clear drying medium)
Gamblin - Neo Megilp (details and glow factor)
Winsor & Newton - Griffin Alkyd Titanium White (fast drying oil colour)

Later.....

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Self Portrait canvas 1000

Self Portrait canvas 1000

Sunday, November 27, 2016

RETREAT and canvas 904

RETREAT and canvas 904