Straight Painte
Oilpainting on Canvas
First Finish Artwork
First finish artwork gives an exposed honesty, which is sometimes lost when adjustments are made. The initial subject matter is changed and a lot of the intuitiveness escapes. Subtlety has to be caught rather than technically correct, where it suits the delivery of an applied line of feeling. Courage to lift the paintbrush and walk away in the face of inevitable technical critique. To paint as poetry; and raise thought values makes art a medium of service. Hovering between realism, idealism and transforming dark into light, is it more important to portray accurately, or remotely? It is hard to tell when one either paints for oneself as they say, or for viewers - painting mastery is achieving both. Sometimes we are addicted to a principle and try to find it in the wrong places. For learning painting we go to one who is experienced and practised, If we want to learn dentistry, we go to that faculty in the University...
Straight Paint
2005. 65X50cm. Oil on board. Acrylic Ground. R850.
Morning Light Reflection series.
Training a small brush to paint quickly and accurately means moving away from pencil point to a soft action of the fibres of bristles which give way when pressed down on the surface. It is just a matter of acclimatising oneself to the difference.
Freaked out and Demure
Using imagination to run through emotion whilst practising techniques and the reactions of paint on different surfaces culminates in the decision to go with the medium and surface of choice.
Painting is an incredible release and calming activity as it enables the artists emotion to surface and one is able to enter into a negotiation with emotion.
Painting on a flat surface and transforming it into three dimensions is an incredible adventure of skill, and never fails to keep the interest. I have great admiration for the portrait painters of the last centuries and their capacity to image realistically. A visit to the South African National Gallery holds quite a surprise collection of many of these life-like portraits that live on as accurate portrayals of characters of individuals.
Light and shade
 Foliage is about as great a challenge as floral, but at the same time not as delicate. Base determines the outcome and time of day. Palette knife work is a good method for forest scenes. Light breaking through the trees, at the end of a trail. Layering on is done in stages, and herein acrylics are a good medium for the first few layers, because of it's quick drying abilities.  An experiment with shade and the bright contrast of Nasturtiums in November. They line some of the Cape Town side walks, gardens and nature spots. This introduction is one of the many routes of painting that can be followed through. |
About this Site
Oil Painting on Canvas.
Introductory to collections of
various themes and works to
hand and recorded.
Years active: 1983 to present.
Full time: 1993 to 2000
Part time: 2001 to 2009.
Purchases and Commissions:
These are undertaken by negotiation.
Training: Self-learning
Assistance: Libraries
Area active: Cape Town, South Africa.
Interests: Website making and
Promotion of other artists.
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