Experimenting with Glazing

Part of my plan for this semester is to experiment with different ways to continue to use black. I have decided to first try glazing color over an entirely back and white painting. For my first attempt with this I have chosen to use a black and white painting from last semester. I enjoyed the glazing process and am pleased with the results.

 Before

After

Changes to Last Semester's Work

I have started off this semester by making some minor adjustments to some of my paintings from last semester. I decided to make these changes based on feedback received at the residency. 

For this painting I simply added more white around her eyes in order to help them stand out. Previously her eyes were lost when this painting was viewed fro a distance. 

It was suggested for this painting that since I had black outlining in many areas, it would make sense to also have the outlining on the edges of the walls in order to separate them from the rest of the space. This can be seen best in the close-up image on the left.

January 2015 Residency - All Work

                        

 

                                                    

Completed Work

One of the last of my finished pieces this semester and the only piece done entirely in black and white. The image on the right is a close-up of the child sleeping on the couch. The child was completed using a palette knife while everything else was just by brush. I feel that the fast-appearing brush strokes give the room a sense of energy that it would not have otherwise, considering the figure is meant to be sleeping. 

 

Small Works

Some of my completed smaller works - paint sketches.

 

Sketches

I have much more sketching with charcoal this semester than previously. Here are a few examples of my sketches. Of the sketches shown, two have become paintings.

 



Completed Experiment

2'x2'

Oil and tempera on panel

 

This completed piece was very experimental, but I am very happy with the result. I had my daughter paint a picture of her choice on one of my primed wood panels using black tempera paint. Once dry, I painted a view of my hallway on top of her image transparently. I feel that this piece offers a very interesting contrast of worlds. It contrasts the child-like imaginary world with the realistic world of the parent. I intentionally left some areas much more transparent and less "finished" than others in order to allow pieces of my daughter's drawing to show through. After completing this piece she accused me of ruining her painting.