Thursday, July 2, 2009
Golden Girls (that's not the name of the piece because that would be lame, it's just the name of the blog post)
So it's nearly done. I want to glaze the background (probably just the cupboards and onto the left side, not the close wall behind Maurine) because I want it to get pushed back. I feel like it's competing with the foreground, especially the lamp. I feel like the lamp does not stand out like it should since it's the light source. I've never really glazed a big area before, so any suggestions would be good. I was thinking of glazing it blue because there is also light coming from a window on the left/front. Oh and how long should I wait to glaze? I painted the background just earlier this week.
I also don't have a reference for Maurine's right (our left) arm so I just made it up which never works for me, so any comments on making that work would be nice. For any other comments you can refer back to the original photograph from my first post if you'd like, but I'd prefer that we talk about the painting and how it stands by itself.
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4 comments:
Nice Michelle!
The wingback on the left side of Maureen's bergere is salient as can be. The light source is working much better, and there's a certain synthesis going on now with the paint.
About character, I'm noticing a lot more. Maureen's bergere and Jane's(?) electric wheelchair are a nice combo. There's a little more humanity in Jane's face.
About galzing; I don't know much, but I would be careful with glazing blue. A glaze of a color is stronger than a mix. On top of the orangy cabinets might not be a problem because of compliment, but anywhere else might increase the chroma and pull it forward even more. But I might be wrong.
For the glazing, especially with blue, I would use VERY little pigment. Titanium white will stain a surprisingly bright version of the glaze you're using...to make matters worse, the stain is a stain and doesn't wipe off well. Also, use a big brush...(at least 3-4 inches) otherwise you'll end up with evident brushmarks. Beautiful brushmarks isn't a bad thing, but in this case, it should probably be avoided since you're trying to get the background to receed a bit.
One more thing...you might be planning on doing it already with the background glaze, but the area behind the light needs to be darker in value. When I look at a light, the stuff behind it always looks alot darker than it really is.
P.S. I LOVE this painting. The figures turned out so well...they look kind of onery and lovable at the same time.
Huge advances over the last post. I love the new quirky new face.
That center light is much stronger and I think you've managed a pretty good light harmony with the rest of the cool lights.
I think you're right,a few things need to be knocked back to really push the subjects in the foreground forward. The blue actually sounds like a really good idea to me, right now it looks like that lamp is illuminating the kitchen. Even if it really is, cooling/darkening it down will give you a better separation of space.
But be very careful with your glaze, err on the side of not enough color in your medium because you can always add more and build it up. I think it was mentioned in someone else's comment elsewhere, but, glaze over a dry painting, then wipe it back off to achieve the effect you're looking for.
atach her wrist to that forearm by breaking up that line around it
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