Sunday 20 November 2011

Day 5

 

Getting near the end now I think. The colour is not quite true in the photo. There are some wonderful things happening between the boundaries of the colours at the top. It will be AGES before it dries and I can get more detailed photos. I enjoy seeing what the pigment does when I leave it to its own devices........

Saturday 19 November 2011

Friday 18 November 2011

Day 3 painting

Am beginning to put on colour but have been rather seduced by a very dense, light-absorbing black. Interesting..........

Sunday 6 November 2011

The work begins...........


I begin by swamping the canvas in pigment. This is a very satisfying thing to do, watching how the colours melt into each other creating a foundation on which to build.

That's all for now - it needs to be dry............

Saturday 5 November 2011

A Commission


Here we have a lovely sparkling white canvas waiting for me to reveal something wonderful. I find this stage of my work almost unbearably exciting and not at all intimidating. Who knows what's there and what I will find?This is a large canvas - 36" x 48" - and is for a commission. I intend to cover it with great blocks of colour but it could turn into anything as I work.  I shall keep posting updates as I work.

Watch this space...............