Colour chip 2nd day

As promised, a daily progress post. Today, when waterspout and most of the bubbles were omitted the painting gave way to a title, "Pond Lace". The mauve colour movement left on green water surface felt like lace, hence the title.

Canvas 1326-2 at days end 4/9/20

Detail 1326-2, Note: deliberate placement  of  block-out  colour

My brushwork, while a bit crude is moving deliberately with the pattern made by water swirl.  Mauve first, then permanent green, the more saturated, dominate colour, because it would not be affected mixed with mauve. All I had to do was fill in the white areas left.... again, with the overall pattern.

1326-2 Detail 3-D effect

If my punctuation is sharp and clean, even with expressive brushwork, there will be a 3-D effect as seen with the lower lily pads. One clearly projects out from canvas surface.

I am looking forward to the next session. My plan is to complete the top portion of the canvas. With no distractions perhaps finish it!

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A colour chip to a bigger story

This morning I decided to paint instead of gambling on the market. Not quite ready to tackle a large canvas described in my last post a warmup made sense. A colour chip, a smaller canvas to figure a few things out first.... a bit of advanced problem solving.

Colour chip

Canvas 1326-1 at end of day with movement lined 4/8/20

First thing paint in the movement lines established last post. My canvas is vertical and narrower than my references and required some adjustment. The lines reset my scale in seconds to fit. I pick a spot and start. In this case, the first lily pad set the scale for the rest by working out from it to the next.

1326-1 Detail

Today was a good day, I'm no longer concerned about capturing the green luminosity in my reference. I have a good idea what colour will make up my palette also.

To show scale, canvas is 40x36

Poodle butts on the loose.

I'll post daily progress to completion opposed to my normal "LONG" post. 

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Choice made.... time to paint!

Enough time spent gambling in the market, time to paint! The choices were down to two references, one from my last post, which I like and a new one, related but, developed a bit later. In my mind, both want to be on the big side, both are formal in mood, close in colour tone, each work well for my purposes!

Choices

Or

Why Choose! Why not merge both into one?

Until this moment, did not anticipate one painting. Photoshop introduced possibilities using ordinary references perhaps not conceived otherwise. Saved time, allowing rapid, creative modification of visual ideas until a good one surfaced worthy of time, and execution. However, not the concept merging both into one large statement! That came out of nowhere in a nano second. And a game changer with an additional challenge I like. There will be modifications yet unknown. Similarities will shorten painting time, allowing more quality time to focus on painting skills.... Especially important on a 66x78 canvas, execution will make or break it! I'm thinking of using silver metal leaf also. I want this to be a contemporary piece, not my norm. Perhaps, a fantasy piece or decorative in nature, not a serious work for representational painter to spend time on. I can do serious but would rather explore other avenues now.

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