When what I intend to do doesn't work out, it's easy to fall back on what I'm comfortable with! Anyways, just like Claude said, it's all about timing. I spent a lot of time holding my paper at just the angle it needed, and I watched as the water carried the pigment through. I might flush that dark tomorrow and see what happens. It became shiny in parts, which I really don't like! And note to self, pick up stray hairs (from our cat I suspect) before the paint dries darker around it!
Collage from one of my sumi ink experiments. I do love that dark, I have to say. I'm not normally too interested in tonal contrast (I think it's an autistic thing in me - most human eyes are attracted to tonal contrast, I just like colours). But there's something here that speaks to me.
I cut up two of the experiments from earlier, and when I put them together again, I had four very abstract landscapes. Let's see where these will take me next.
Value studies in ink. I have zoomed in on one of the photos I took near Ballinskelligs in February. I'm still very specific about the location I'm painting, but by zooming in, it becomes both specific and universal, which is what I am trying to express in my art at the moment. How to capture a whole world in a small painting?
Before and After. Went back over a little piece I did years ago. Just strengthened the darks and it's made a huge difference already. It’s one of those things that I thought I knew, but it only really makes sense when you apply it to a painting!
One view, infinite possibilities. After a couple of days of no painting due to a cold, I did the representational version. Trying to influence the mood and guide the eye. I think I might do some more next week. Watercolour. I added gouache to one of them. Exploring gouache is on my list of things I want to do. Some day.
I’m travelling at the moment, but a black pencil was all that I needed to experiment with this Week 6 assignment! Infinite possibilities!
I applied the Value Study app to the thumbnails I did earlier. This is the one where I'm happiest with the value contrast
