Once upon a time an artist had a large canvas which had been a Rothko like experiment. It never went anywhere so consider it a canvas ground color to try my new expressionist style.
I am attracted to the 1930-1950 fashion so I research some photos on Morguefile.com which share free photos for artists.
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| Ground colors. Here is a photo of my painting almost finished . Can you see the ground color peeking through the blue sky? |
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| #2 Almost there. |
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| #1 |
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| Final painting. |
To complete the lady reading I added a stylized sky and added some shadows. This was never meant to be a realistic painting merely a personal interpretation.
I discovered that I am happiest when painting with lots of color and the freedom to do just as I please.
Expressionism is not tied to perfect perspective, perfect value or perfect local color. I like mixed media with stenciling and the addition of papers to my work and I like painting people.
So now what do I do with this enlightenment?
Just paint and enjoy the journey.
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