The approach is to finish paintings within a similar time constriction of what taking a class requires. Help completing artwork is what I need. I set out with this painting believing I can finish it in one or two sessions.
The process has revealed to me the obstinate side of the subject itself. Thinking the colors command is wrong. The scale is the true master of that landscape. Scale and color should be in harmony with the image my mind sees. Thus far, they are in conflict as I find myself falling deeper into adding details to support my brain’s image.
This is a painting from a photograph that will be a larger painting. So, I eliminated the conflict, stopped and signed the painting. There may be tweaking, as the majority of artwork has, but for now, it is finished.
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| On the Shores of Lake Champlain 11x14 inch acrylic 2026 M.Flannery |
Good on you for finding ways to get stuff flowing better and completed. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ivy
DeleteIt is challenging to change my ways.
May
I'd say well done too! Really wish I was sitting in that setting.
ReplyDeleteMaryanne,
DeleteThe benches there are very peaceful. It can be very windy, but it’s all atmosphere.
May
It's very peaceful and lovely. I do the same thing-I know there are details I could change in a painting, but at some point I just decide it's done!
ReplyDeleteDebra,
DeleteArtwork years old is never safe from a brush with paint on it. 😂
May
I love hearing process -- we all differ in how we do things like that. I love that you do the smaller painting before the larger one, at least this time. That strikes me as a very good plan.
ReplyDeleteJeanie,
DeletePractice helps me not take so long to finish a painting. I painted that one in dim light. The more i look at it, the more i think it needs a light lift.
May