TA DA!!!!
I don’t usually begin with so much pink enthusiasm, but something unexpected just happened. I finished a painting. {What the….} I’m very pleased because it’s been quite a while since I’ve a} finished a painting and b} done a process post. So yay on all counts.
As I mentioned the other day, I have a big old chunk of unfinished paintings hanging around in the studio, and I had some vague and ambitious notion to complete them all by the end of the year. As we come up to the midway part of the year I realise now that that was a hilarious moment of insanity, but I’m ok with that. {Aren’t they the best kind?!} You can see some of the piece that is underneath the painting I finished this morning.
I suppose you might say it was reworked, rather than finished, as pretty much none of the original remains. Since it was an experiment in colour and mark making I was happy to let it go and see what happened.
As you can see, the changes became more and more subtle as the painting went on. You can barely see what I did this morning because it was layer after layer of soft, pale glazes. I was quite glad I’d consolidated some ideas about how to finish a painting last week as I called on those ideas for this. In particular I went back and forth softening all the areas that were jarring to me {a benefit of having a long studio}.
Here it is hanging out with some buddies in the living room. Those colours make me die a little bit.
I’ll be putting it in the shop shortly. In the meantime, you can enjoy it here 🙂
In Flow by Tara Leaver
I love the softness of this piece Tara and the colours are beautiful 🙂 looking forward to seeing the others that get finished. I carry my paintings round the house and look at them in different spaces and light to see what they’ve got to tell me and if they’re finished or not x
Thank you Rachel. Can’t go wrong with some aqua right. 😉 And yes, looking at paintings in different lights helps, I’d forgotten that.
Almost needless to say: Love, love, love the colours!! Of Course the painting as a whole, too.
2 days ago I tried a few of Mati Rose’s thingies on canvas. It was supposed to come out as turquoise-blueish-like-colours. And turned out to be: muddy green and terracotta, generally..um.. darrrrk. haha. But your blog post encouraged me to reframe the whole Thing: it’s just not ready yet.
Love the spot in Company of the other painting you found at your wall.
xxx Nicole
I love these colors together, so pretty and soft. I also love the fish theme. It is a very peaceful painting. 🙂
I am here from the Creative Every Day site and now following you via the Feedly Reader. Have a great week!
Hi Suzanne, thank you so much for stopping by, you’re very welcome here. 🙂
Just amazing how this all comes together. Such peace and calm here…
Your process is always so interesting to me.
(yes, i’m reading blogs before work this am!) xox