I have been offered a great commission on a 2 by 3 foot oil painting - on canvas - of the Chilean ocean, by a dear long-time friend who was also instrumental in helping me fund my Epic Painting Project.
The project, though it sounds simple, is also incredibly complex, because not only do I need to come up with an exciting and compelling composition for a seemingly simple subject matter, but I also have to match colours in as great a way as possible.
In the next few days, I will be concocting many sketches with ideas for final compositions & consulting with my client. I will also (almost more importantly) be going out to the many waterfalls and river landscapes in my neck of the woods and doing as many colour studies as I can.
The above is my first attempt. I know it looks a little shaky LOL but part of my process involves eliminating getting all the bad art out of my system, What I'm mainly wanting to accomplish is look for correct, even if unusual tonalities of water - taking into account peaks, waves, dark areas, light areas, running water, still water, etc - so as to avoid default blue-water portrayals. I wish to do at least 8 of these before committing to the final canvas.
That's it for now! I hope to have more updates in the coming weeks. Hope all are having a happy Paint Party Friday!
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Congratulations! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Happy PPF!
Rinda
Congratulations. Will be looking forward to seeing how it turns out. :)
Congratulations on getting a commission...hope you share some of your sketches (:
wow congratulations, wishing you loads of luck which am sure you don't need. Looking forward to seeing this work in progress. Happy PPF, Annette x
Congratulations on your commission, how exciting. I'm sure it will be fantastic when finished. I love your practise piece, you can really see the water.
Von PPF
Wow what a big job!! Congratulations! Just be yourself,I'm sure they'll love it!!
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I so love hearing about how your process works. Just doing lots and experimenting and trying different ways before diving into the commission. I love the idea of "getting all the bad art out of my system". It sounds like a great way to work. I will love to see how the commission starts taking shape. Happy PPF
Congratulations! Looking forward to the end result. Have fun too. Happy PPF!
congrats on this challenging commission! Water in oils sounds incongruous!
So far I love what I see. Congratulations in your exiting commission!
excited for you and looking forward to seeing it come together... hope you include some of your sketches and colour studies for us to see as well...xx
Very interesting, I like the works in oil, but it is a very difficult technique.
Congrats from me too. How daunting- and impossible task for me that I know, but I feel sure you will do an admirable job. Show us along the way please.
That's a huge project! :) Best of luck to you and don't forget to enjoy it. :)
fantastic!!! Congratulations, what a wonderful project.
Enjoy!
Congratulations! It looks like you have a great WIP here. I'd love to see the finished results.
Congratulations on your new commission!
That's wonderful!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
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Congrats on the commission! Sounds like the perfect project for you too since you're not afraid to play with color. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. And that's funny about wanting to get "bad art" out of your system!
Congratulations! It sounds very exciting!
How exciting! I hope we get to see the studies and the final piece--
Congrats on the commission! Thank you for sharing the stages as you work on this.
Congratulations on your commission! I know it's a little nerve wrecking initially, but it's so exciting once you get going. Blessings!
Good luck with the commission.
Hey, congrats on getting that commission! It looks like a big job! Looking forward to what you come up with!
Yay Congrats friend..how wonderful for you..you are an amazing artist..such gorgeous talent..shine on!
Victoria~
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