Thursday, 19 January 2017

Thirty Paintings in 30 Days - Day 19

After working pretty diligently with my 'daily practice' the last few days, my studio was in desperate need of a cleanup. While reorganizing some of my papers I found a folder full of gelli prints that will make some great starts for future paintings. I scanned a few so I will have a visual record of the original start and where it ended up. I picked one of the starts for today's painting. Lots of paint, lots of turning the paper and then lifting paint from parts of the painting. There is not a lot of the original start left but I do like what does still remain. In the past I would have tried to keep as much imagery as possible from the original, but I think this was holding me back from making some better painting choices and discovering a more interesting painting. So today's painting is inspired by our weather today. With the warm temperatures the snow is receding from some areas and exposing bare ground. The sun shone, the clouds came and went - just a beautiful day! I still might go back and quiet down some of the busier areas - mainly in the lower portion of the image......


Gelli Print Start



'January Melt'
8' X 8"
Acrylic mixed media on
Somerset Printmaking paper



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6 comments:

  1. martine paquet19 January 2017 at 20:36

    I like this technic and the warm colors you have chosen!
    Your title is perfect!

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  2. Sheila20 January 2017 at 00:30

    I really like the start, and where you took it. Great texture as always :)

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    1. Janet Bradish20 January 2017 at 07:48

      Thanks Sheila - you just never know where it will lead you.

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  3. dotty seiter: now playing20 January 2017 at 05:58

    January Melt—great title for this painting. Love the scraps of snow, the rusty dormant world's being exposed again, the warm and the cool duking it out.

    Loved reading your post, especially the following: In the past I would have tried to keep as much imagery as possible from the original, but I think this was holding me back from making some better painting choices and discovering a more interesting painting.

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    1. Janet Bradish20 January 2017 at 07:51

      Thank you Dotty. You have a way with words! Between you and Sheila I think I need to redo some 'Language Arts' courses! Glad you like it. There are times I wish I hadn't removed as much but you will never know until you try. That question that plagues a lot of artists - when to stop! Have a great day.

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