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| 30 x 22. mixed media on BFK |
This painting started as a small Sumi sketch. I enjoyed the happy shapes, the simple lines, and the composition. It was no hard decision to translate the sketch into a full sized painting.
Rives BFK is a soft but sturdy paper and I love to work on it. It can take rough treatment and handle a variety of techniques and still hold together beautifully. I started with a charcoal sketch, then used gouache to set up my color palette. Once that was dry, I applied Golden's Acrylic Pastel Ground and incised the medium with calligraphic marks to add interest and texture.
Once the APG was dry, I started layering on pastel. The final touch was a gestural application of Sumi to bring back the lines of the original sketch.
These are busy days in the studio for me. Tick tock. Soon I will be back on the boat. There are three plein air spots aboard the boat and I plan to make good use of all of them throughout the summer. But for now, I'm on land. And enjoying a bit of time in my studio!
At least, when I paint on the boat, I don't have to worry about the bears, like this artist did! I always think that bears are wonderful, but only FROM A DISTANCE! Sheesh!
4 comments:
I think I'll be staying aboard our boat this summer to paint and not plain airing on land ... I definately do not want to encounter a bear.
Happy painting ... be safe.
Today's painting just hums "joy" to me!
Still my new fav!
Nancy -- I'm with you!
Sarah -- thanks! The colors say the same thing to me.
Roxanne -- thanks for your comment!
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