Here’s to you, Emily! Happy Graduation to YOU! … how many years ago???
I may continue to “mess” here and there, but for now, two of the three are completed. My goal is to have the last completed for tomorrow’s post! Afterall…
“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”~ Leonardo da Vinci
I welcome thoughts and any ideas for names of the paintings!
“There is nothing–absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
- Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Ch. 1
I often feel this way when I paint… and sometimes find myself a bit amused by my so-called “process.” You will notice in the upcoming posts, that I tend to mess alot, change my mind, try new things… until finally I get to the place I want to be. Stay Tuned!
March 11, 2010 – 12:38 pm
After the skies are painted, I filled in the background, making the Cape Lookout shore a bit muted to accentuate distance. Then, I sketched in the boats to see how they would be positioned in the water and against the sky.
One of the things I want to express is the translucense of color in the seas. At the same time, I also try to create weight and body. (It is often a balancing act!) First, I determine the outlines of the waves and then add layers and layers of thin gloss color which will provide the undercoat of the seas.
I want one to be able to look into the water and see color and transparency in the waves…
I have begun a new series, destined for Tidewater Gallery in Swansboro, N.C. I thought it might be interesting to post each step of the process.
Since I am developing a series, I wanted all three paintings to have similar color and theme. My goal is to have local boats moving across an active, and perhaps even rough sea. I decided to paint all the skies first. Then, I selected a couple of recognizable shrimpers from the Swansboro waterfront to incorporate into my paintings… and outlined them. I positioned them onto the paintings to determine placement which is allowing me to visualize how the seas might ebb and flow.
