In my above painting, Hockey
Player, I wanted to convey the action, movement and gesture of the figure.
Much of the action and movement was achieved by the diagonal lines of the
hockey player. Except for the cast shadows, the diagonals are contrasted with the
square horizontal background and hockey stick. I try to keep my background
abstract. The figure and hockey stick are placed on the vertical and horizontal
thirds of the support. I used modeling and impasto strokes to emphasize the
figure’s gesture.
One of my favorite figure artists was U.S. George Bellows a
member of the Ashcan school whom painted contemporary American life. Bellows' paintings of boxers were typified
by dark backgrounds and bright, rough brushstrokes of the figures describing
movement and direction. (Above painting, Dempsey
and Firpo, 1924)
My painting is a digital painting using mainly traditional oil painting
techniques and a painterly approach. I used virtual brushes and paints (Corel
Painter 12 and Intuos5 drawing pen and tablet).
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