This one will have a bit of action going for it. My intent here is a one session painting - no homework allowed:=) So within my 3-hour time frame I want fast expressive movement at every level to suggest movement and transparency in the most convincing way possible. A bit challenging but more fun on a larger 30x30 linen canvas.
REFERENCE - BEACH WAVE
Virginia beach - hight noon
WHY I DON'T TONE MY CANVAS
I always start with a white canvas because I need light to bounce through my paint off a white surface. Several times during the process I'll wipe off paint with a rag dipped in odorless mineral spirits to recapture that original white surface. It's also an opportunity to do a quick reshaping. It can be left exposed or not. I generally don't. I'll use more Neo Megilp with a little pigment so it stays transparent, yet has some texture.
The white canvas for me produced cleaner colours and a brighter end result than when I toned it. I quickly learned this from second sessions - it was very difficult to recapture the same colour and transparency I easily did in the first.
The white canvas for me produced cleaner colours and a brighter end result than when I toned it. I quickly learned this from second sessions - it was very difficult to recapture the same colour and transparency I easily did in the first.
Thanks to Susan Lang for a few session photos:=)
At 30 feet on the easel it feels right.
The easel is a counter balanced with fingertip side-to-side and vertical control by Paint Master. This one was purchased online through Jerry's. It's sturdy and will take a fairly large canvas up to 78" high. However it requires a ceiling higher than 8 foot to maximize it's potential.
COMPLETED CANVAS
Swimming In Paint 30x30 oil on linen (4-17-16 canvas 1035)
DETAIL
Swimming In Paint was about transparency, movement and being fearless in the face of a blank canvas.......after all its just paint and canvas....nothing more! The power is what we do with it!
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