My Painting, "The Wreck" - Why It Will Be in My August Exhibit

I am considering the paintings I will display at my art exhibit this August. This painting, The Wreck, is a favourite painting. It has been sold as a print and received Zazzle’s Today’s Best Award. I like the triangular structural composition and the overlap by the wreck of the foreground, middle ground and background. The triangle is not on its base adding instability, tension and excitement to the painting. I used my much-loved colours (hues). This is a tetrad colour pattern. It has 2 sets of complements that are equally spaced on the colour wheel – orange, blue, red and green.

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Sketching - Male Head after Hals

This is a quick sketch I did of a male head after Hals. The light is coming from the right front. The form is considered a sphere. Therefore the form shadow on the left curves around the sphere. I love doing these quick drawings. They are expressive and I like doing hats. I have sometimes changed hair and added earrings to these works from the masters. When I sketch from life, I look for people with expressive hair, clothes, piercing and more.

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Changes that Improved My Painting - By the Pond

By the Pond
Original Fine Art Painting
Acrylic on canvas mounted on wood stretcher bars
20.4 by 25.5 cm, 8 by 10 inches

This is my new painting. I liked the overall scene but was not happy with the gray rocks in the background or the gray stack of lumber. I changed the colours to pink and green with orange respectively. The main colours (hues) are now blue, orange, green and red. These colours are 2 sets of complements. They are a tetrad; there are 4 colours equally spaced around the colour wheel. I also altered the shape of the rocks on the right. The rocks on the right were two shapes; the front rock and background rocks were divided by a thin strip of water. The shapes were not unified. I moved the front rock so it would overlap the back rocks. I changed the scene to meet my objectives.

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