This is just one painting in process that I've begun using my sketchbook page as a starting point.
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| This work in progress is 36"x36". It may change completely as it evolves, but you can see the influence of the sketchbook exercise in it. |
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| This is the sketchbook page that I created as a "mood board" for the painting. |
I never work on just one piece at a time, so I do have other paintings in the works that are similar in feel to the above. The one shown here is the one that most directly reflects the sketchbook starting point. I have no idea where it is going!
Beautiful!!! I love the vertical red lines and the tiny white lines or scratches here and there.
ReplyDeleteI've read Alice's article too and I must thank you for the link; it is a definitely interesting concept (although I hate planning anything when I paint) much in keeping with what I have been doing for years, collecting sentences, textures and combination of colours, but it was all a bit hectic and never organized. I can see the point of it all and will definitely try and collect everything in a sketchbook or on a board from now on.
Thanks, Cathy. I don't plan my paintings, and in my workshops I really discourage it. A "plan" mostly just gets in the way. What I liked about Alice's post was the openness and fluidity of the sketchbook page as reference. I am not thinking of it as collecting everything that I want in a painting, but putting together some things I want to try in a painting or series. THIS color, THAT kind of line, something like that. Then, of course, the painting does its own thing, but when stuck, I can consider my reference sheet.
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