picnics
|
 |
 | In Praise of Sensory Perception
Sensory perception, or Empirical thinking, has lost out in our age. Discredited, seen now as base and unreliable, it is a far cry from those pre-renaissance days when it ... |
19-08-2011
Word count: 195
|
|
| |
 |
Reproducing sensations
While in France during July I went with the family to a picnic on the bank of a river, a few photos were taken, there were waterlilies, kingfishers, wine to drink with cold meat... |
10-08-2011
Word count: 180
|
|
| |
I considered this piece carefully.my last reworking had made good changesbut still more were neededit was dark and spikytime to steer it on courseangles out - curves inblack and red out - Cerulean and ...
15-12-2009
Word count: 79
|
|
| |
 |
A very engaging day, for when the constraints are thrown off one can begin to paint.I have reworked that recent picnic with a boat.I found a more than usual pleasure in the mixing and application of co... |
10-12-2009
Word count: 81
|
|
| |
 |
While completing the watercolour started last week - I felt the picnics completed so far were off key.Too permanent, too static and decadent. I want this picture of life more transient, more journe... |
08-12-2009
Word count: 96
|
|
| |
 |
With this sort of thing it so important to keep belief in the vision.Watercolour is not a forgiving medium, but for clarity and dazzle it is fantastic.One can never, never fumble or fudge - always putt... |
05-12-2009
Word count: 89
|
|
| |
 |
Picnic developments: Following Saturday's watercolour draft for the new painting , first task this morning was to block in of colours on the 'proper' canvas. (see below) This bold sta... |
30-11-2009
Word count: 174
|
|
| |
 |
Getting beyond the predictable is the first thing, so to paint a simple watercolour helps to establish a basic like over against a don't like in a layout.
Seeing this colour version of the basic... |
28-11-2009
Word count: 135
|
|
| |
 |
An initial drawing for the picnic painting, again from a work completed in the early 90s.
I need a general concept, an overall layout, a tonal map, a flavour, a plan I can make my own. Ships are built... |
27-11-2009
Word count: 123
|
|
| Page 1 | |