Sunday 25 February 2018

30 Paintings - Day 25!

One of the advantages of painting on paper is that you can always cut away the bad part and just end up with a smaller painting. That is what happened with today's piece.
#1090 - Rays - 5 x 7 acrylic on watercolour paper matted to 8 x 10
I used a palette knife to pat on some texture with gesso and let it dry before I started painting. I hoped that the paint would sink into the texture and really make it pop. That didn't happen so I added more gesso - bigger is better, right? Well, not so much! I ended up with a big mess and that is the part I cut off and set aside. A little of touch-up work on the part I kept and I was happy with my work. This piece does have some texture but it is pretty subtle which suits me just fine.

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6 comments:

  1. Joan Tavolott25 February 2018 at 19:49

    A bit of cropping never hurt a painting. Glad you found an area with such pleasing textures and colors.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery25 February 2018 at 22:02

      Ha, ha! A bit of cropping is a God send - lol. Thanks a lot Joan.

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  2. Sheila26 February 2018 at 02:52

    Love it Val, very organic to me. I love the colors, especially where they mix. :)

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    1. Mellowood Gallery26 February 2018 at 08:28

      Thanks Sheila. I like the gold and the red together too.

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  3. Win Dinn, Artist27 February 2018 at 08:45

    Wonderful colour here, Val!

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