First time back at the easel since July – I was very busy with a number of things and thoughts as 2018 drew to a close.
Finally felt settled and in the mood. So I created this, Looking Heavenly. Imagine you are lying on your back and looking up at the sky (the subject), through the cherry blossom.
Oil on canvas (60x80cm), applied with a pallet knife and a little help from a couple of brushes.
Looking forward to 2019 and more to come… 🙂
It was my 50th birthday last Friday and I had the day off – so I painted. This is what I created, my largest painting so far – apt for my big day. It is 4ft x 6ft.
Being large the biggest challenge was the heat, and so the drying time. I started with acrylic but when that started drying too fast I shifted to oil. I added liquin impasto as a medium to thicken and raise the paint off the canvas (makes for a cool affect with an uplighter at night).
The initial plan was to create a mixture of colours – some blues and yellows to pop out from the background. But as I painted 50 Shades Of Red as a concept started to form …so I went with it. There are some remnants of colour in there, but very subtle and you need to look for them, and they don’t show in the picture.
I had a wonderful time and got present; lost in the act. It reinforced in me that we should do what we love, and love what we do.
This for example is some of the yellow grinning through.
My website went live just under a week ago and I want to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to take a look, share, and leave comments – directly on the site, on Facebook, on LinkedIn, and especially personally.
I really appreciate the support and words of encouragement. Here are the figures that have encourage me so much this past week.
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This guy puts into words what I want to say to you (click image to play)
Marcus Gallo 