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Thursday, November 29, 2012

The pieces are joined !


Done.


I've finalised the details of my painting by reducing the quantity of medium mixed in with my acrylic. 70/30.  Also, an artist friend made me glaze over the entire piece with a very diluted warm yellow to meld the composition that seemed too disjointed. 

This was a great exercise in the discovery of mediums and their applications, as well as the practice of really looking and studying the subject.
 


 BUT (and there is always a but), for one, I must have been influenced with the upcoming Christmas season to keep my colors so prominently red and green. But, I think, since I'm not that really that interested in super/hyper realistic paintings unless there is more to the mere representation of the subject, I wanted some elements of the final piece to suggest more.  I put great effort in working the background to lightly suggest the form of the original apple (October) as well as keep the background color plastic and graphic. I find this piece has become surrealistic and it's always been an Art movement that has intrigued me...  Need more reflection on this...

Since this month November is coming to a close, I decided to complete the drawing portion of the study with ink in different techniques I had recently been taught.  Dry Brush, wet in wet, Pen nibs and brushes.  Ink always surprises me.  The results of working with it are often unexpected because the medium is fluid, but not always to my satisfaction.  Still,  I learn allot about my own patience when working with ink. 
On to the next month, the next photo, the next composition.  On to the next adventure in discovery.  Hope you will join me...

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