Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Daily Painting Practice- Texture can be rough... or smooth... But it's always hard

Glass is a funny thing to paint. Not funny in the ha ha sense. Funny in the way it tricks the eye of the viewer. At least my eyes get fooled. The light and color can be intensified in some areas of the glass and completely unchanged  from the background in other areas. There are reflections and distortions to deal with. And of  course highlights.

I take it back. Painting glass isn't funny at all.


 One good thing you get  from attempting to paint glass. You  really have to decide on your background early in the process.. And for those of you that have read this blog through the years, you know how I struggle ( procrastinate really) with backgrounds.  The photo above shows my  progress in tinkering with the background. I'm playing with  shadows and thinking about a splash of sunlight.  All I have settled is the direction  of the light and the tone of the background will be light not dark.



I  transfered my drawing back over what I had painted. to see some of the detail.  I'm having trouble deciding if  the composition as it stands now will hold my attention long term. The detail  won't do it by itself.  I think it needs more.


 There we go.  Some texture! The surface of the background needed to contrast with the surface of the glass. My studio  doesn't have white bricks so my reference for the brick background  is  a house a few blocks from my studio. Now that I have  the idea  sketched out  and the basic colors. Let the fun begin!

8 comments:

Deborah Elmquist said...

Thanks for sharing the thinking process and how you made decisions in the early direction your painting will take.

http://www.onpainting.wordpress.com said...

Looks very promising at this stage. The wood reads so well I keep thinking it is part of your easel.

fine art storage said...

great stuff!

TJW said...

I found you just clicking one day and really enjoyed reading your though process while working through a painting. I struggle mightily painting glass in any variation. Yours is excellent. Who knew painting "clear" would be so darned hard?

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

Love it.

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