I must admit that I still have not developed a routine, like starting every day on the same time...
Today just flew by with all kinds of "stuff" and it was 2 PM before I knew it! But I did go down to the studio and started on a couple of small projects, refreshing some old favourites like the pansies. I also attempted a skyline, which I had not done in a
long time.
Even teachers get rusty!
Here are the
pansies, painted with indigo blue on a red painting card:
The long, narrow
skyline is on silver coloured card. I used the iron in the same position as with painting the candles/vase, with the tip facing me, and only loaded the side of the iron.
This looks like a very crowded space....I'm glad I don't have to live there!
I find I use these simple images as a springboard to larger paintings; working on small sizes is not intimidating. It does not matter if things don't turn out the first time - I just start a new piece!
Then, me and the hotplate all warmed up, I embark on bigger stuff.
These
tulips (12x12 on wooden panel) started as a sumi-e drawing, embedded in wax. I added wax on top and achieved a totally different feel. There is a little left from the original composition though.
At the top and at the bottom in the middle (hardly visible) I pressed some textured wallpaper into the soft wax. The imprint was enhanced by rubbing with a dark pigment stick. I like the contrast of the delicate shapes with the crude tulips.
Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day)
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Yesterday I watched CBC News, broadcasting from my homeland the Netherlands about the celebrations around the 65th. anniversary of the liberation of Holland by the Canadians. That's why this painting is titled:
Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day).
Thanks Canada! We will
never forget!
Talk to you tomorrow,
Thea
P.S. If you have joined recently: you can see the reports of the previous days
on my blog.
