Study in Red

I mentioned earlier that I had been working a lot in red lately.

This was for a sizeable commission for an Oxford client and the brief was to put some zing (and red) into the room. The design is based on a diamond painting I did last year. Slightly cubist in style and making full use of colour and juxtaposition of shapes. I had 4 huge canvases to work with. Two are 3 x 4 feet, one 2 x 5 feet and one 2 x 3 feet. My client has kindly allowed me to show you what they look like in situ. Its one thing to see photos of canvases, and quite another to see them in context, so its a rare treat for me to be able to share. I hope you enjoy.

Its late.....but heres my dream time

Its finished.

I can't get a full photo of it - the canvas is too big. But hopefully this gives you some idea.

Nearly there

This is always part joy part agony for me. When a painting is nearing completion....at what point do you decide that its truly finished?


To quote Piet Mondrian, " Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."

Gecko

Here is the gecko. More pictures soon I promise. :-)

Do I don't I?

This is the result of last night's efforts.
I've filled in all the foliage with their colours - although they could all do with another layer.
My dilemma is how much to block out with the black.??

I am going to ponder this for a while most likely. I'm normally one for slapping black into paintings no problem. But for some reason I'm hesitant today.

I also think it might look better this way around.....Someone help me out with this dithering !!!

Another All-Nighter

I have two exhibitions coming up (details to follow) and I basically have to have completed around 10 pieces of work ready to exhibit by the end of this month.

I've had worse deadlines. (Gulp)

So, I have decided that one of the pieces I want to display is this red project (for which I am still pondering a title so all suggestions gratefully received).

So its about 6 pm. This is how far I've got.


The studio isn't big enough to get the whole canvas in the view finder but you get the general idea. I've finished outlining the foliage and petals.

I really do love this blue. As for elusive name ideas.....I am after something that conveys sumptuousness, exoticism, jungle, passion, earth, life..........for a poor wordsmith this is proving something of a challenge. Its just there...in the back of my head but I can't yet reach it.

Back to work then. I feel very inspired today.