Ok, so I’ve decided to take my painting back to an earlier stage, and I’m just going to leave it there. I have to hand it in tomorrow, and I didn’t want to spend all day torturing myself again, so I just need to be ‘content’ with it as it is. I have suffered enough over this one, and I don’t like it at all, but I think it just has to be one of those paintings where I need to surrender and say that this one beat me.
Also today, I made some presents for my classmates. They are late Christmas presents that I didn’t have time to make before we broke up for the holidays. In the cupboard I had a set of wooden coasters, so thought they would be great to work on. First of all I use the wood engraver for the leaf, then primed the wood with white paint, then covered with layers of paint mixed with PVA glue to help seal in the paint. I finished them off with an acrylic spray sealant. I’ve never painted on wood before and I’ve never painted in this style either so I’m quite pleased with them.
Well.Now I can say what they look like to me. They look like carved out horse heads.The one on the right is looking at me head on and the one on the left is a profile. Because they look carved, I think means you have somewhat of a cubist look, don't you? I see tons of geometric shape and it doesn't appear flat to me. But I never painted anything with a cubist approach. Just trying to give you a little positive reinforcement here.
Thank you Leslie. I think I see what you're seeing. Part of the beauty of Cubism is that it is so ambiguous and you can see many things in it, and people can see different things. That's part of the appeal to me anyway. This was a really tough painting for me, but it challenged me to see things in a different way, so that's a positive outcome
Hi Heather, I think you did marvelous! This is a tough personal assignment. I like the rhythms and tones you achieved in particular. What I really enjoy about studying the Cubist approach is that it pops up every once in awhile in drawing or painting. Such moments of insight are to be cherished!
Thank you Peggy. It was a toughie, but it was definitely worth trying. I like certain aspects of it, others not so much but it's all a learning curve. Thanks for giving me the inspiration to try it!
Oh, and your leafs are stunning!
Oh thank you! I hope the girls will like them. I'm tempted to keep them myself lol.
cubism really isn’t something i’m well versed on.
But it looks to me like you’ve done rather well.
But hey.
NEVER accept a painting has beaten you.
you’re better than that
Aww thanks Kokot. That's so lovely of you to say. I've definitely learned from it, and I will try it again but it was a hard slog.