The team worked hard covering 900 square inches of white linen canvas in under 4 hours. A remarkable achievement when you think about it. They worked at forgetting the object and focused on shapes. Exploring how to paint colour rhythms as abstract shapes that sometimes made little sense closeup......until they stepped back.
I hope they are as proud of themselves as I am, because at 20 or 30 feet they found themselves painting air as in atmosphere - something they couldn't necessarily see when painting close up.
The most important thing for me as their painting coach was to get the canvas covered with paint and their painting feel reasonably right at 30 feet. Mission accomplished!
Over time, the details, the refinements will work out naturally with experience and personal preference.......remember, useless fussy details are not all that important to a successful outcome.
Beautiful creamy paint does matter closeup!
All New Easels ready for our Saturday team!
OUR PROJECT REFERENCE & PAINTING
If you squint your eyes colour rhythm is a bit more obvious - notice how each colour movement marries up to the next - if you successfully connect them it works. Often, very subtle but none the less there. It can continually be adjusted until it feels right - stepping back will always help you see that clearly.
Morning Dance 16x20 oil on linen (6/22/16 canvas 1053)
The overview clearly shows how well the team did. Stepping back 20 or 30 feet opened a few eyes at how well their work really looked at a distance - also how easy it was to see and improve areas that were a bit weak - difficult to see close up. Closeup, very abstract and colourful shapes, but stepping back, remarkably refined.
Next week it's!!
"FLAMINGOS"
"FLAMINGOS"
Reds, and Hot Pinks with acid Greens and Yellows
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