8"x8" oil/ceramic tileWe should have one kickin' batch of chili this week. I love eating the produce. The Hungarian peppers were great eaten raw with cream cheese and these will be enjoyed albeit sparingly!
Friday, February 20, 2009
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As always a concert of beautiful brush strokes.
I know this is a weird question...but is the "negative"space(I hate that word so I put it in quotes) painted or it that the bare tile? I ask because the edges seem different.
Have fun in NYC!
Loriann thats an excellent question. The ceramic tiles (which this is painted on) leave a very clean edge and if needed can be wiped to a clean edge. The panels I've been painting on have a textured surface and are not forgiving. If I mess up you'll know it. Some turpentine helps but leaves a sign. To answer,lately on both tiles and panels I leave the background its original color.(some variation of white)and allow the textured surface of the subject to show. This seems effective. When I paint backgrounds with the knife they seem to compete with the subject. This is where a brush could smooth things out but I'm sticking to my guns. We will all find our way!
Beautiful!!! I've been wanting to do habaneros for a while now, but haven't seen any at the store lately. Now I'm doubly inspired. I love the composition on this one too, and the shadows.
P.S. I'm glad Loriann asked that - I've been wondering about the very same thing.
P.P.S. When you do knife paintings, do you "draw" at all, or go straight for masses?
Jala, when I paint still life I only pencil sketch in the subject and the shadow. Pretty much two circles or rectangles.I define the details as I go. Landscape I pencil in more of the planes. Sometimes I'll use charcoal to determine values and paint directly over them on landscapes.
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