Sunday, May 3, 2009

Initial sketch


This is what I hope will be my second painting from my visit to the Vancouver, Washington farmers market.

I'm painting on a larger scale: this canvas is 30"x40." It's also a canvas that is fresh out of the wrapper (very unusual for me, since I tend to use and re-use my painting supports).

Anyway, since I actually had a white canvas to start, I decided to plan my painting directly on the canvas. I used my dark oil bar to lay down some lines that, while I will soon paint over them, at least give me some assurance that what I'm thinking of can fit well on the canvas.

My plan is to keep adding Flower Seller posts as I paint (this is this morning's work), until I either complete the painting or it morphs into something else.

2 comments:

  1. Oh, I can't wait to see this one come to life. I like your drawing and composition and love the idea that it is so large!

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  2. Thanks. This is my first try in a long time to paint this big. I tried once before a couple of years ago and gave up in frustration.

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