Wednesday, November 2, 2011

WOYWW : One of those days...

...of pushing around paint and going three steps back in order to go one step forward. I'll explain that in a minute, firstly I wanted to share with you some of the art inspiration on my desk. I found a Mona Lisa print in an op-shop yesterday and could not resist purchasing it. This got me to thinking, I don't have any art other than mine hanging in the studio, so I went to the print shop today and got two of Fox's images printed {I'll frame them nicely, along with Lisa - her frame is falling apart}.


The little image {above} in the front, is a card from The Collective Store, it's by Owl and Pussycat.  I love their cards and have a small collection now. The works hanging on the wall {framed} are mine, and the little one to the left {at the back} is mine, it's awaiting backing. And of course you can see 'Valentine and her cat' hiding behind Lisa, They have gotten undressed ready to go to another party. Hopefully I'll get to work on them tomorrow.


Below is my tray of oil paints, this is part of my table top easel that folds down to resemble a briefcase, you will see snippets of it in some of the other photos in this post. In the background are more of my paintings ready to be backed. I've cut the wood, and now need to glue the backings on, also a job for tomorrow.


So here's the backwards going forward bit... I know, what was I thinking?


I was not happy with the way the head was sitting on the body so I painted it out.  This piece was such an unplanned one, too much variety in source material has resulted in a lot of fumbling around and changing.  I also went back to my portrait colour mixing guide and mixed the dark, light and mid-tones for the Auburn hair colour, which was something I did not do when painting the original piece.


After gesturing in a rough idea of the new head, I then was not happy with the body!


So out come the white paint again, and the hands and arms will now be reworked {another day}.  Boy oh Boy, It's going to be a whole new painting when I finish with it! A much better painting though. 


Above is a close up of the face, the paint has got very muddy, but that happens when I don't plan because the more you push around oils, the more they blend, and if you mix all the colours together you get brown or mud. I'll crisp it up once I have the composition correct {or to my liking}.

This is my first time sharing with 'What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday {WOYWW}'. It's such a fun idea and something that will hopefully make me more productive! I'm off to check out what everyone else is up to, see you over at: 






13 comments:

  1. You are one very talented painter, I dont have half that talent, I just make cards or alter stuff.
    Bridget #2

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  2. Welcome to WOYWW - how marvellous to have you along. Fascinated by your process. And by the 'paint it out' instead of 'hurl it in the bin and strop' theory - massively impressive...fair to say I like your work! I think having other's work around you is an inspiration too, hope you enjoy Lisa's companY!

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  3. Hi, yes, welcome to WOYWW! I love, love, love, Valentine and her Cat! Everything about it appeals to me ... colour, composition, expression. Just gorgeous!

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  4. Welcome to our little world. Your space looks fab and so light and airy! Have fun this week travelling the wonders of WOYWW. Neil

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  5. Hi and welcome to the madhouse, erm, the party! Lovely artwork, and very interesting to see the process too. Love Valentine and her cat.

    Hugs
    Brenda 74

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  6. WOW ... your work is just AmAzInG! This is my first WOYWW and I'm struggling to find time to visit everyone but am honoured to have seen your work.Debbie #77

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  7. Lots of super artwork - so creative and talented (came here from WOYWW) x

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  8. Even when you are having one of those days your desk is wonderful and I can't wait to poke around it for real later today.... love that mona is on the desk now... should have your Mona photo beside it... beautiful girls together xx

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  9. I found it fascinating seeing how the figure and mood changed as you altered it. Love Valentine and the cat ...especially the cat, who is perfectly feline.

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  10. Thanks for sharing a little bit about your process. I really like your work.

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  11. Welcome to woyww:) Thanks for sharing your artwork with us.

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  12. Thank you all for your lovely comments, I'm slowly getting around to see all your blogs and what you've been up to.

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  13. great looking painting and art works. Welcome to WOYWW it is so addictive and fun. Hope you have a great week. Thanks for sharing. Vickie #68

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