studio feb 10 (morandi) and pattern

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.

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:

Gsaxena, remaining paint and more, feb 10, 28"x 24"

It is fun having two completely different methods to work on.

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.

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.

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...

Gsaxena, Still life in process 01, feb 07, 10"x 14"

Gsaxena, Still life in process 02, feb 07, 10"x 14"

Gsaxena, Still life in process 03, feb 07, 10"x 14"