What's it all about?

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.

Anne 

at Wild at Heart Studio 

www.wildartdesigns.com