As I mentioned previously, this week was painting. I chose this composition as it had different surfaces that I could explore. I began by using a thick brush to block in the background. I used a flat brush in order to create thicker flat marks. On the right hand section I used a dry brush to make it slightly transparent and to add some sort of texture. This was different to what I normally do as I usually work with thick paint, not on the thin side. However, this way of painting, with a dry brush, created what I felt, and interesting surface and part to look at.
I paint in these colours as I like to inject all of the hidden colours, similar to that of Michael Porter. His work fascinates me as he creates these beautiful textures, marks and colours within his pieces.
I paint in these colours as I like to inject all of the hidden colours, similar to that of Michael Porter. His work fascinates me as he creates these beautiful textures, marks and colours within his pieces.
This then led me onto my next piece in which I wanted to explore these different marks that I could make. In the background I added a base layer of brown paper, news paper and masking tape. Again, because I liked the effect given by the dry brush, I made the paint quite see-through in order to see the different textures beneath it. On the top section of the wood this worked really well. This was because the paper underneath was quite crinkled and looked a bit like the grain of the wood. However, the painting style of this one was too loose and so this one was not visually pleasing.
This final one was a stark contrast to the other two, and to all of the other paintings that I have ever done. I was focussing on areas and edges of the different elements within the composition. I wanted to get a crisp edge and so I used masking tape to make these harsh lines. Then, again I wanted to strip it as bare as I could to keep the composition simple. This then ended up with me applying my paints very thin. I am really interested with this piece as it is nothing like anything I have ever done in the past. From this outcome I ask the question, can you still tell what the composition is? Would someone else be able to fill it in and bring it more 3D? I believe that they could, so from this I want to take it a stage further to where someone can't guess what it is and leaves it to your own imagination. This has led me to look at Victor Pasmore's work. His work is really interesting, he strips is back to the basics, but there is still enough elements within the work to keep you interested to delve further into his compositions. I think this will be a good next stage/ path for me to follow down.