Sunday, 29 January 2012

The latest daub

I painted a view of Quéribus a few years back for someone's birthday present, and was a little sorry to part with it.  The chap who comes along to our art class to flog materials sold me an acrylic pad a while back, so as a first exercise, I thought I'd revisit Queribus.  It's a different experience to painting on canvas, and I wasn't sure I'd finish it.  But by the time I'd got the paper covered in paint it felt pretty natural.  (Come to think of it, my last attempt at Quéribus was on the smooth side of a piece of hardboard.)  I'm trying to loosen up and get a bit less photographic, and this time went for a less literal rendering of the sky, and I towed the Massif du Canigou a few miles to seaward for the sake of the composition.

Not sure what to tackle next.  I have plenty of canvases, so no excuse for not getting on with it, once I've replenished the titanium white supply.  Need some more varnish too.  I have a gift voucher from the local artists' suppliers, so will perhaps hop on the 281 into town tomorrow.  I'll see if they can sell me a tub of inspiration as well while I'm there.

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