Tuesday 6 March 2012

Bad day at the office

I had one of those days yesterday, you know the kind. Apparently, I got out of the wrong side of the bed and things just kept going slightly off. I spilt a couple of things, broke a mug and walked charcoal over three floors after a brief inspection of my work room.
Then I tried to tackle a painting commission with my four year old needing attention in the next room. Not a good idea.
I should have gone for that walk after breakfast - Resolve to go for a walk tomorrow morning regardless of weather!
Anyway, I decided to tackle this painting which has been sitting around my desk for a while. This is what it looked like as I got started. It is based on a scene from one of the islands off the coast here and I had roughed in the composition. I liked the lines going out to sea in the distance with the island shape in the far back ground.


I wanted to work in a sky line that I had seen on another occasion when driving home from Galway - so I was working from memory here. The clouds seemed so dark and heavy on that evening, they appeared suspended like physical objects.
This is how I left the painting yesterday. I'm going to leave it for a day or two before I varnish it as I might tweak it a bit.


The great thing about working with acrylics is that I get lots of chances to go over paintings again. There is no rule of thumb for me with this, sometimes the paintings that I have reworked a lot turn in to good paintings. Other times the ones that have been started and finished in a single sitting work well. It depends on the piece. I think this one needs a little more work, what do you think?

2 comments:

  1. Hi Deborah,
    These are just wonderful paintings!! What a talent! How long have you been painting?

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  2. Hi Bonnie! I've been painting full time since 2008 but I have been involved with art in one form or another for much longer. I would say that I am still learning though and I find that a routine of regular painting helps. Great to get your comment, thanks.

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