Form of Waves in Art, Babad's Painting Cresting Wave

In my above painting, Cresting Wave, I wanted to convey the form of the wave and water with value (gray scale) and color temperature. I considered the cool value of the blue sky and used warm sunlight from the left side. While water is also influenced by its surroundings and bottom, I concentrated on the sky and sunlight to model form. I considered an open half sphere and the upper top sphere for the crest of the wave. The planes facing the sky were painted with cool hues to reflect the sky. The bottom of the wave received more color from the sky. Immediately under the crest, the water is painted a warmer hue as it received more exposure from the sun. My shadows are a cooler temperature and a darker value.

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Movement and Speed in Art, My painting Hockey Speed

In my above painting, Hockey Speed, I wanted to convey the movement and speed of the hockey player. I used cross contour lines that are apparent at the skates. I also blurred and smudged the edges of the figure’s shape and the form’s light. Movement was also achieved by the diagonal angle of the figure. In this painting my background is abstract. The focal point is the glove. The warm light comes from the left side.

This is a digital painting using mainly traditional oil painting techniques and a painterly approach. I used virtual brushes and paints on coarse cotton canvas (Corel Painter 12 and Intuos5 drawing pen and tablet).                             

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Action, Movement of Figures in Art, Paintings by Bellows and Babad

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)

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