February 28, 2011
February 24, 2011
February 23, 2011
February 22, 2011
February 21, 2011
February 18, 2011
February 16, 2011
February 15, 2011
stydio feb 15 10" x 14" part 2
I lost a lot of color while transferring to the internet.... the yellow had more hue, as did the orange. I suppose the photographs could have been better to start with.
February 14, 2011
February 11, 2011
studio feb 11
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| Gsaxena, brown paper drawing, feb 11, 13"x16" |
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| Gsaxena, large collage drawing, feb 11, 35"x22" |
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| Gsaxena, redone collage, feb 11, 13.5" x 10" |
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| Gsaxena, redone yellow painting, feb 11, 28"x 24" |
February 10, 2011
studio feb 10 (morandi) and pattern
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| Gsaxena, Still-life with spice jar, karua, & hanky from Nepal, Feb 10, 10"x 14" |
I was looking at Morandi's still-life and simplified mine. The colors were so jarring before. I need to learn about warm and cool colors for shadows etc. Here is a still-life by Morandi (1890-1964)--an Italian painter.
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| Giorgio Morandi, Still life 1953, 8"x15 7/8", oils |
I might redo the background on mine. Make it flatter and less wispy... perhaps.
This was my pattern painting today:
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| Gsaxena, remaining paint and more, feb 10, 28"x 24" |
It is fun having two completely different methods to work on.
February 9, 2011
studio feb 4 &7 remaining paint
I find the leftover fragments after a drawing, painting, or collage fascinating. After I made that collage still life last week, the next day I had to clean up the little left over fragments. The leftover shapes were so interesting and tiny. As I collected them they formed a collage of their own.
The same goes for left over paint on the palette. Acrylics tends to dry out, unlike oil paints which one can preserve for a day at least. So as it nears 5 pm and I have to clean up a bit, i use the remaining paint on left over paper.
I am realizing I prefer unfinished drawings and paintings to over working them. Of course, I don't actually know what 'unfinished', 'overworking', or 'finished' means... I am doing painting exercises with still life nowadays, because still life is all around me. This particular one seems over composed and crafted...
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| Gsaxena, remaining pieces, Feb 04, 11"x 17" |
The same goes for left over paint on the palette. Acrylics tends to dry out, unlike oil paints which one can preserve for a day at least. So as it nears 5 pm and I have to clean up a bit, i use the remaining paint on left over paper.
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| Gsaxena, remaining paint and a little more, 20"x 7" apprx. |
I am realizing I prefer unfinished drawings and paintings to over working them. Of course, I don't actually know what 'unfinished', 'overworking', or 'finished' means... I am doing painting exercises with still life nowadays, because still life is all around me. This particular one seems over composed and crafted...
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| Gsaxena, Still life in process 01, feb 07, 10"x 14" |
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| Gsaxena, Still life in process 02, feb 07, 10"x 14" |
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| Gsaxena, Still life in process 03, feb 07, 10"x 14" |
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