This painting is in oil and began based of one of the manipulations that I was working on. As I began working I really enjoyed where the painting was going without using the manipulation so I have moved away from it. This week I want to continue working on this piece, paying attention to brush stroke, color choices, and edge relationships.
Painting 2 (15.75" x 24") - 12 hours
I struggled with this painting a lot this week. Initially, it too was based of one of the manipulations. I put down the first layer and afterward just put down the second. Because of this way of applying the layers at different times and not putting enough thought on how they would connect, they are very separate and the painting is not working. I have began to try and merge the two together as can be seen in the bottom left. I think there is potential here and this week I want to try and dig myself out of the hole that I created. I also want to start using oil paint on this piece because a lot of color is getting lost in the acrylic as I begin to unify the painting. Plus for some reason I think I am more aware of mixing color when I use oil paint.
Working on the both of these paintings and seeing both the successes and failures in each, I realize that I have been making things over complicated for myself. I want to begin to make more abstract landscape paintings that represent my different feelings and associations with home, something that I really enjoy and think is working in Painting 1.
This week Jim Cogswell shared with me a book on Pierre Bonnard and I am feeling very inspired by his work. The brush work and color palette/choices are beautiful and very smart. I really enjoy the figure ground relationship and how often the figures will fade into the background.
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