Primary Wave
24" x 36" oil
(sorry for the poor image, better one soon)
I've been squeezing in paintings between teaching and dealing with life in general. Boy there sure aren't enough hours in the day for me to fit in all I need to do! But I am trying.
While there is a side of me that loves detailed paintings and drawings, there is also another side of me that equally loves creating large, more impressionistic paintings. Palette knife painting fits in nicely by hitting my need to speed up the process and to have a looser feel to the work.
Detail from Primary Wave
In one of the workshops that I'm teaching, a demonstration was a wave. Again, there were two versions: one 8 x 16 that was detailed and the other 24 x 36 and full of movement, knife strokes and colour. I'm sure there must be some psychological reason why I do this split, almost right brain/left brain or Jekyll and Hyde. Perhaps I am cracking up after all! :)
Sea Memories
8" x 16" oil
So now that you've seen the wild, crazy wave, now you can see the sedate wave - Sea Memories. Again in oil on canvas panel. Is it just me or do you have two different styles of painting? And which do you prefer?
For me, I enjoy both, but there's something about the freedom that allows broad strokes and pulling colour out of the air (or in this case water) that takes the edge for me. I think size has something to do with it as well. Smaller picture planes seem to call for more carefully planned detail for me.
Jekyll and Hyde. I may never change.
4 comments:
You are too versatile to be tied down to just one technique! And I know your students are learning a lot.
Thanks Rhonda. I hope the split in techniques doesn't prove detrimental to me!
And the participants in the classes are great groups. I learn as much from them I'm sure.
i have a few styles, which depend on the medium i'm using, very detailed work if i am using coloured pencils, very loose sketchy look if using ink, and a messy style if using paint :p they all have some similarities, so still look like they are done by one person (usually lol)
love all the colours in Primary Wave :)
I'm hoping I fall into the same pattern too Jen. Making them all look like a similar style.
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