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| "Through the Arch" 14x11 oil on panel |
Over the weekend I finished the small painting of the Washington Square Arch. It looks a little off kilter here because I have it just taped into the frame to see if this is the one I want to use as opposed to a gold plein air frame. I think I will stick with this one. I continue to find it difficult to stay loose when painting architecture. I am making a point of not sketching it in first or using a straight edge because I need to get away from my years of drafting. I find it quite a challenge. Being literal and specific was required of me as a landscape designer when illustrating architecural elements of a design so I tend to want to correct myself a lot. I think it is more important to let the painting flow and not get hung up on the details but that is easier said than done. I have been spending time looking at Turner's handling of architecture and wishing I could pull that off!
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| "Primal", 12x16 oil on linen panel |
I felt the need to get back to more familiar territory so Monday afternoon I painted "Primal" from memory. The place in my mind was Currituck Sound and the sky is like one of many I have witnessed there. I found painting it to be a release. I am in one of those stages where I want to be challenged but at the same time want to feel confident. Painting the Sound is always like comfort food for me.
Today I primed two 16x20 panels, one for a DC painting and the other one for an enlarged and embelished version of the plein air painting I did on December 30th. The latter will be on clear primed linen and the DC painting will be on gesso board that I have toned with yellow ochre. I will try to remember to photograph them in progress so I can post them here. I am not doing that just to show YOU my process I find it also helps me to revisit how I painted a particular painting. Honestly, sometimes I just plain forget how I did it!
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