Concrete Textures 1

[Hermes2020]

As promised in the Drab and Black thread, here is the first of my dark paintings. It's part of a series of experiments in using concrete to create heavy textures on paintings. This one is 800 x 800mm, so fairly big and heavy at 10.2kg. Materials: mainly Winsor & Newton alkyd paints over rapid set concrete, anchored with stainless steel mesh in the textured areas. The panel is 3mm hardboard reinforced with MDF strips on the back.

 

[Iain]

This has a Classical flavour to it for me. I love those colours. That blue!

 

[Hermes2020]

This has a Classical flavour to it for me. I love those colours. That blue!

It actually isn't a single blue, but three different blues side by side, with a light glaze of phthalo blue over all of them to pull them together.

 

[Donna T]

I like how the simple shapes force me to really focus on the textures. The colors give it kind of a somber, serious feel, which is probably appropriate because of its weight! What a great piece and I look forward to seeing more!

 

[laf.art]

It has a very weighty feel, and I don't mean the actual weight. The textures and that grooved line are what makes this piece (for me)

 

[Hermes2020]

Thank you, guys. I really didn't expect anyone to like it. It makes me happy.

 

[Perry]

I like the simple shapes and the unequal spacing of the
bottom 3 pieces. I also like how that curved line in the
lower right portion breaks up that space. I like this.

 

[rodhlann]

These look like they'd be great bases for dioramas. Very rugged looking, but not messy in the slightest

 

[snoball]

This is great. I like the different textures, the colors, the whole thing. Your concrete work is so interesting.

 

[Hermes2020]

Thank you for your kind words, rodhlann, and snoball. Also Perry, your observations are spot-on, since those are some of the things I intended in the painting.

 

[Artyczar]

This is a superb concept that turned out excellently Hermes. I love it. The colors are actually very cool! Love the dark reds, and the blue, and those umbers! Really F'in cool! Also, it's a stunning composition. You should do more.

 

[Hermes2020]

This is a superb concept that turned out excellently Hermes. I love it. The colors are actually very cool! Love the dark reds, and the blue, and those umbers! Really F'in cool! Also, it's a stunning composition. You should do more.

The next one is probably less accessible.