First I laid-‐in a saturated red orange ground on canvas …. Why? What are reasons for a “ground”? What would mo>vate my color choice?
Whenever I approach a pain>ng, I will first do some sketches – these might be loose, quick line doodles, paint studies, or value studies. You need to test and inves>gate what ways help YOUR process. You want to become familiar, intrigued, and involved with your subject prior to diving into a pain>ng.
Working small is a par>cular pleasure … small pain>ngs can posses a great deal of weight and “content”. OKen I use small pain>ngs as part of an itera>ve process … Steps toward a deeper understanding of the subject and my inves>ga>on of that subject.
A few contemporary ar>sts worth no>ng … Bato Dugarzhapov … luscious impasto, loose gesture, a sense of immediacy and physicality. Paint as poe>c expression?
Henri Lorenzi – studio ar>st – Semi-‐abstract – flaRens pictorial Illusion … what effect? How would You describe this?
Loose “Plein Air” Yuri Pysar – what does the Brushwork and color paleRe convey?
Swedish Ar>st – 19th Cent. Al Klint – she was primarily a studio ar>st – Sweden admiRed Woman to study in art school earlier than other western countries.
Canadian ar>st, Emily Carr. -‐ When an ar>st pulls a viewer into her/his experience and uses the elements and principles of design as tools to craK a viewers viewpoint/ experience … “Subjec>ve Content” What does her “subjec>ve content” add to the pain>ng?
Current small study underway
A quick summary: • Wander, L O O K at what surrounds you. Note the light, atmospheric effects, colors, value range, etc. • Try to do some loose doodles and take many photos – not necessarily as • Photos to copy, but photos as reference, to remind and record the effects of the place that captured your interest. • Work on studies … sketches, value studies, color sketches, as a way to become involved with the subject. • Do you want to push farther? SomeJmes I decide there was not enough “there” to invest more energy. • Prime a few small canvas boards or stretched canvesses. Add an interesJng “ground” … think about the effect you seek. • Work through one or two small painJngs … experiment with brushwork and approach. • Are you primed for more? Ready to dive into a larger painJng?