Observation
This week I am in a pondering mood.
Winter is a good time for me to look and think.
Which are my favourite paintings and why?
I do have a few in my personal collection.
Here is one I painted two years ago...
It rests on the window sill of the conservatory.
It is a reworked canvas.
I like the simple composition
and the bands of rolled on paint.
It has warmth and a feel of winter.
Lighter 'frosty' parts and reds
resembling embers on the fire.
'Divided Opinions'
Oils and cold wax medium on
24 x 24 inch canvas.
Another favourite is this small canvas...
'Fragments'
Oils and cold wax medium on 16 x 12 inch canvas
It was reworked several times and wasn't going well.
I was very close to throwing it out but in
desperation I scraped a lot of paint away
leaving softened areas and just these
small patches of green and yellow.
Suddenly the picture had intrigue and
a sense of weathering over time.
Through my destruction came life.
I became closer to it after the struggles.
Another reworked canvas below...
It had previously been in an art Show and
when it returned to the Studio I decided to
change it completely into a new image.
I like the variety of shapes and
the harmonious colour palette.
'Happy Ending'
Oils and cold wax medium on
20 x 24 inch canvas.
There seems to be a theme appearing.
Reworking.
This canvas has an under painting of
warm colours, parts of which are showing
through the new layers of oils and wax.
It took a lot of scraping and re-applying
to come to a successful outcome.
Several times I returned to the canvas,
working at it to find what I wanted.
The pale green was brushed over some
raised areas adding a mysterious feeling.
The patch of purple is scored through with scratches.
'Reminiscence'
Oils and cold wax medium on 20 x 20 inch canvas
Lastly, another reworked picture which
hangs in my home. I finished it last Christmas.
It has a 3D effect after I applied many layers.
Warm over cool.
Dark against light and a patch
of bright sap green to add zest.
'In the wild'
Oils and cold wax medium on 24 x 24 inch canvas
What has my observation taught me?
Why are some paintings special?
I wondered if the struggles played a part.
It does seem strange that all these pictures
are ones I saved from the 'bonfire'.
It can take days or weeks for some pieces to reach a
satisfactory conclusion and many never do.
I have destroyed hundreds over 20 years.
That's all for now...
thank you for visiting.
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