So I took one more day to attempt to "finish" the piece. It was definitely difficult to decide what would make it finished. I focused on creating blended colors which you can see in the purple blue sections, as well as added more white sort of blocked out areas to balance out the white in the middle. Using a palette knife and brush I did .a few additional strokes of paint in purple. Finally, I also added another layer with more colors to dilute the bright white in the middle. I definitely think it has more of a finished quality. I wouldn't say its my favorite painting, but I'm overall ok with how it turned out although it was very different than what I expected. I definitely decided that I prefer working with brushes and not using drip or staining processes. I tried to get some texture but it was relatively minimal and more about the gestural strokes. I think if I were to redo a layer or change it, it would have to be the yellow marks. I think the color is just very basic and flat and has a lot less dimension than the rest of the piece. In the same line of thinking, at the end I really started to blend colors and use that to color in shapes, but I think I should have been doing that the entire time. This being my first painting on a somewhat substantially sized canvas, I'm happy with it. I definitely learned a lot through this process, and got to try a lot through experimentation. I think I would be interested in doing another one given what I've learned and if I put less pressure on myself knowing I've already completed a full one, especially experimenting with another color palette. I also have been influenced and inspired by the works of my classmates and want to see how a bit more texture would change my work. I don't think I'm a fan of huge texture, but a bit more subtle changes on the surface could add to the expression factor. Below this I will create a slideshow to show the complete evolution of my painting.
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Ria Bakshi
3/1/2019 11:10:51 am
Great job with your detailed progress post! I love how you documented how you worked through this piece, because I know you faced a lot of difficulties when picking what the next steps should be. I really love how you decided to pull the end piece together by going back to the brushstrokes, as that was my favorite part from the earlier layers. I love your piece!!
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MM
3/10/2019 09:30:37 am
Great posts - the whole series is very thorough and helpful in understanding your process. You wrote: "I definitely decided that I prefer working with brushes." This is good to know, although since you also expressed a willingness to do another painting and to use classmates' techniques as inspiration....never say never!
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