Thanks iceverything
I hope the pose remains strong as the figure devolves into the tree figure.
Thankyou, Sun Tzu. I hope my painting allows your comment to stand as I keep laying down colour. At a stage like this I find I worry very much that it will fail.
Thanks for your comments lostgirl. I want the surreal feeling to stay, but also develop some warmth or connection in the painting. That depends on how I am able to develop the figures. We shall see.
Hi genuinegirly. The colours are fun - I sometimes wonder if my approach is too juvenile or what have you - strong primaries and swirling contrasts - but it feels very natural and fun so I continue to go with that. As long as in the end the piece still works, and it all looks ok to members of the viewing audience, right?
Motion is exciting, isn't it antifishstick. Always love putting the movement in a piece.
Hey fly, glad you popped in
Hope things are going great on your side of the mountain
More colour laid down. This is a slow go because of other commitments. That and the fact that I learn as I go.
I learn things such as the value of making colour sketches before applying paint. Which would have allowed a better approach instead of saying to myself I ought to put red in the horizon line, but not have it working out the way I visualize it. Man but that red jumps at me.
I will spend more time working on the central part of the piece, then expand from there. The beginners painting class I'm taking emphasizes how you can rebalance a piece if you go to its centre and get that to work. And then expand from that working centre. It just takes time.
I'm beginning to see why people like oils. These acrylics seem to dry almost immediately, which is starting to seem like a liability in spite of the convenience of a quick drying medium that is usable in the bed room (see the pic showing where I am set up in that small space beside our balcony doors - the only windows in the room).