Chuck Larivey OPA, Oil Painter: A weeks worth of paint and canvas

Thursday, May 8, 2014

A weeks worth of paint and canvas

My 72x96 sizing up canvas is OFF TO A ROUGH START....I deviated from my original drawing straight off.......dumb! I chose a closer view as opposed to my original interior room concept, plus I'm not using a model. I was curious if it were possible to develop my figure only from a drawing based on shapes that felt right, a light source, and simply follow the light.

However, my main focus got positioned wrong within my composition!!! I had solutions, but when it's off, it's off. So after two days I decided not to waste another moment on it! Scraping and some mineral spirits and a bit of gesso will give me and my canvas a fresh start.....one of the pitfalls of sizing up.

REGROUPING!

72x96 is a nice shape - my mistake here is the straight lineup (red line) I created with my composition, perhaps OK for a landscape but not here. Also, because it was late in the day, I played in my background and inadvertently shut the painting down! I really needed to work from my figure out......wont make that mistake again!

I didn't want to start a fresh canvas so I let it dry and my gesso didn't cover all that well....second coat tomorrow.......gurrrr!

Later that day I went to LeGrand's May Gathering Reception for a much needed drink!

Time to relax and enjoy the art and conversation

First stop....Best bartender ever!

Art is in the air

Always a good grazing table at LeGrand's

Wonderful company in a beautiful setting for art, Sue LeGrand is on right chatting with friends

My favorite spot over the mantle - one of these days my fellow exhibitors will figure it out and push me off it...:=)

Perhaps new artist and water colourist Susan Ludwig-Peyron (left with white scarf) will..:=)

Guess who's admiring a really stunning Brian Blood Sunset.....more competition for my other favorite mantle spot! Theirs! However Brian would be a very good fit for this lovely couples collection.