"Dirty Dishes"
5" x 7", Oil on Gessoboard
© 2010
This is my intepretation of a photo posted on the Rookiepainter art challenge blog. Because of a three week deadline, I painted as fast as I could. I took the photo while the paint was still wet. Despite all the rushing to get the painting in on time, I'm proud to say I got less paint on myself than usual!
I had a heck of a time rotating and cropping the original photo to come up with a composition I could live with. Given the colors that I could see in my recomposed source image, I decided to use a limited palette. I used only Burnt Sienna (M. Graham), Ivory Black (Gamblin), and Alkyd Titanium White (M. Graham) to render the image.
6 comments:
Bernard, I'm delighted to see that you've been painting up a storm lately. What caused this sudden change in the weather? I understand the struggle you had with finding a composition that you "could live with"- it's difficult when the items aren't in front of you. I hope you gave yourself the liberty to move the items in, out and around. I really like the expressive brushwork in this piece. Well done.
Bernard,
Your blog looks fabulous!! I am enjoying perusing your pieces and writing! Thank you for providing a link to my site - very generous!
Keep on creating!!
:-) Leslie Gustafson
Dirty dishes is fab! I enjoyed looking through your blog and your many great paintings! You go guy!
Alice,
Family was coming to visit and I wanted to decorate some bare walls, so I finished-up, framed, and hung a bunch of works that were in various degrees of progress. Entertaining is always a good incentive!
Leslie and Marsha, Thank you for your generous comments. I'm glad we're classmates.
Hi Bernard,
I love your loose handling of the paint. We're always being told to paint quickly and I believe it! Really nice!
Lori Quarton
(Lori, for some mysterious reason your comment did not post so I've inserted it below.)
"Hi Bernard,
I love your loose handling of the paint. We're always being told to paint quickly and I believe it! Really nice!
Lori Quarton"
Lori,
Thank you for your nice comment. It was a pleasure to meet you and your husband, Saturday. I visited your website (http://www.loriquarton.com/) and viewed your beautiful art works.
Bernard
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