Beginnings

Here are two very different shore paintings, both in progress. I start out with an underpainting then work with lines and shapes until I like the composition. The painting on the bottom has a diagonal composition and when it is completed it will show rocks above water on the lower left and rocks under water on the upper right.

These two paintings together show the difference an under painting can make to the final piece. The top painting has a gray under painting, while the painting below has a burnt orange under painting. Even though the under painting will disappear it still influences the finished piece.

Stones and Water

Although I already have this painting shown in this blog in an earlier state, I decided to work on it more, getting the pain thicker and making the marks work as marks as well as rocks. This type of painting really lends itself to mark making. I love the tilt of the composition and I had a lot of fun completing this piece.

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