I have been doing various studies within my paintings. These are 2 of the more recent pieces in this series- discovering transparency and play. I work mainly with acrylic- the imediacy and the ability to achieve many layers by using washes of various colors is appealing to me.
These studies have included partial gessoing along with various layers made while in the under-painting stages. Dripping both vertically and horizontally to build up a grid, and understanding how the un-primed areas of canvas react and absorb with the succeeding layer. This is an ongoing cause and effect, that allows me to experiment and understand the medium more- and where I want to take it. The use of color is also a way to come to grasps with color theory and relation with its surrounding field painting. These are also a return to drawing which is important to me- a foundation built upon observation done in contour, which offers just enough simplification to emphasize the under-painting allowing the viewers eye to circulate throughout the piece.
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