Establishing the "macchia" takes concentration and attention to spatial relationships.
painting directly on white canvas from the color pool enhances color clarity and allows for more freedom of expression and color mixing on the fly.
As per usual, looking for strong 2-value contrasts simplifies the task while you sketching, especially in unfamiliar locations.
Keeping a sketchpad for small thumbnails is a good way to set down notes for paintings to be completed (or at least started) in the studio.
Here I have been very fortunate to have a studio based in the Gianicolo. Here is a picture of our apartment building followed by a painting made from th studio window.
That last one was on canvas paper. Do you remember me discussing "painting as discovery" ?? Well here it just happened -- using poppy oil alone without any thinner. The paint is very fluid and dries fast. Who would have thunk it?
1 comment:
Great to see your work, inspiring! Looks like Italy agrees with you. Best, Victoria
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