|
As I continue it is a process of push and pull. I try brush and knife work, sometimes get off track so I might have to scrape away and try again .  The main thing is to not lose my main idea. The values, colours and textures will get pushed around but my idea needs to be retained.  To be continued.
2 Comments
The landscape of the west coast has been calling me for some time and we have now resettled on Vancouver Island. I have been exploring my new environment searching out motives for paintings and they are abundant. Exciting times! I thought that I would work through my process on my first attempt.  I really enjoyed standing by the land/sea interface at Port Renfrew observing the waves crashing into the rocks. Seemed like a good scene to capture. This is sketch number one. I like it but now I have to decide on canvas aspect ratio. Thought I'd try a square format.  I decided that the exploding wave is the main element in the painting. I'll try a horizontal format as I think it will better suit my idea.  Yes, that will work. I chose a 24X40" canvas. I would like to do really huge paintings to express these big west coast ideas but until I get a handle on my new palette I will be cautious.  Block in. I want to contrast the rugged and immovable rock with the relentless but yielding surf. Positioning sits right with me.  Starting to come to me.  Here is where I am so far. There are some obvious design issues to work on. I soften most edges which is usually a good plan at this stage. Hard edges need to be placed in at the final stage. Otherwise I'll get a choppy two dimensional piece which is not what I am after. I want you to feel the power of the surf and a flat painting wont get us there. More to follow.
|
CategoriesArchives
July 2017
|
RSS Feed