Friday, October 19, 2012

Bold colours and gestrual brush strokes.



I started #3 in my Bayside series this week. Above are a few photos of where I got up to, it's far from finished, I've only just started to add the bold observed colours and be a little freer in my mark making. The first sketch out was a disaster and had to be wiped back and painted a second time, so I was off to a very slow start. I had hoped this one would be finished today in time to show my friends at Paint Party Friday, let's hope it's done for you all next week. Happy Weekend!

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22 comments:

  1. Love love love your brushwork and colors!

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  2. So vibrant and the white sandy beach is very appealing...
    :)
    xx

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  3. The third one from afar looks like a photo. You've done a marvelous job!

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    1. Oh, thanks Natasha! There is so much more detail that I want to get in, so it means heaps you think it looks like a photo from a far. I'm going for painterly realism with this one.

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  4. Wow, such deep bright colours. love it

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  5. Wonderful artwork. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  6. WIP is coming along well ~ your style is fantastic ~ ( A Creative Harbor) ^_^

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  7. Your colors are amazing in this piece! I love your seaside series. Very beautiful work.

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  8. such a wonderful style, you do it so well!

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  9. I love the bold color of the boats in this gorgeous piece. Your work is truly wonderful!

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  10. Looks beautiful. Great colors. Nothing wrong in rubbing out and starting again... the great artists of the world did it too. Happy PPF

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  11. this is so much like the waterfront... not just in the painting, but also it captures the feel of it as well... it is a bit uncanny actually...xx

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  12. Tracey...this is absolutely gorgeous!
    So very painterly and lovely!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  13. Oh, I like this very much. It almost looks like a photo...or a painted photo. I liked Tracey's word..."uncanny." Can't wait to see it finished!

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  14. Love this - so charming and beautiful colors!

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  15. Tracey, the bold colors accent your gorgeous work of art. Looking forward to seeing it progress further.

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  16. Beautiful style and real bold hues...Would love to see the finished piece...HPPF Tracey! The header pic looks Lovely too :)
    Deepa
    http://deepazworld.blogspot.com/

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  17. Look forward to seeing it next week!! So far the beauty of the seashore is apparent!! Very nice!

    Hugs Giggles

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  18. Adore those brush strokes and compositions.
    Look forward to see more of it's evolution.

    Annabelle m^._.^m ~^..^~

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  19. I love your brush strokes and how textural they are. Beautiful colours and the seashore looks amazing aswell.
    I am a twelve year old girl who really likes art aswell, and because i am so young and have a quite straightforward and juivinille mind, would you mind if i ask you the following questions;

    Do you happen to have any relation to "HARRY POTTER" the J.K Rowling novel?

    :)
    Been obssessed with it lately so could not resist not asking you this question.

    Hope you don't mind, after all , twelve year olds have quite an imaginations.

    Wonderful painting, hope to see the finished piece soon.


    Have a great weekend

    Hadiyah

    http://anartisticheart.blogspot.com

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    1. Ha, Ha :) You'd be surprised how often I get asked that question, especially since the movies came out. I'm not related to Harry, nor to Beatrice Potter,not that I know of :) Funny though my dad's name is Barry, so it's one letter away from 'Harry'. Thanks for you lovely and inquisitive comment.

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