Breeze Please follows up on a series of studies I did earlier this year of wind-tossed trees seen against blue skies filled with cumulous clouds. I enjoyed painting the small studies so much, I couldn’t resist trying a larger version. Going from 7×7 inches to 30×60 inches became possible when I started using rollers to apply the paint. Weaving brushwork and rolling gives me control and abandon, and keeps the marks exciting. Because I wanted the feeling of leaves dancing, I tried to keep a light touch with the roller, letting it “skip” and do its own dance across the surface. Details below. Enjoy.
Technical painting notes: The painting started in my usual way, rolling on a mixture of raw sienna and burnt sienna paint thinned with an alkyd medium. I did some scraping and spritzing to give textures and a bit of structure, then let the panel dry. When I resumed work, I started defining forms and branches with brushwork, but the feel of the piece was off. Only when I started using a roller to apply the paint did the energy pick up. From that point, I repeatedly defined with a brush then rolled with abandon, layering the two effects and aiming to maintain hard vs. soft edges. As I worked, the color became more saturated – the joy increased. Perhaps the next experiment will be taking the details from the painting and letting them “grow up.”
Studies
- TM8992 Conversation between Clouds and Leaves #5 7×7 oil on paper
- TM8980 New Leaves, Out for a Spin 7×7 oil on paper
- TM8989 Conversation between Clouds and Leaves #2 7×7 oil on paper
- TM8955 Wind-tossed Day 7×7 oil on paper
- TM8981 Giddy Yellow 7×7 oil on paper
- TM8954 Wind in the Willow 7×7 oil on paper
so much movement in the art loved it
Thanks, Kathy. Can’t wait to start another…..
I can feel the breeze and hear the leaves rustling! Fabulous paintings!
Thank you for your comment. Painting movement, for me, is about remembering the original inspiration and then listening to music that evokes that moment while I am painting. Lovely place to be….
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