November Challenge

[JennieJo]

So you've experienced that!!

PaintBoss, I'm using Frederix oil painting paper Olio Tela which is the best in the market, I believe. It's sooo good to paint oil sketches. I only use it to some quick sketches which are composition practices or studies for larger paintings. Mostly I use Belgian Linen for oil paintings, even for plein air.

Emily Carr's oil paintings (pleinairs ?) are ruined because of painting on paper?? How come Levitan's oil painting sketches are still in good condition? Also, I know some Finnish artists from 1800 who painted on a sheet of paper and I've seen they are fine! I've seen them in a museum.

But I should talk about water media here and not oils.
Sorry, JennieJo, for me bringing up other mediums talk here.

Hey. From my point it, all our arty chats end up leading somewhere. That can't be a bad thing.

 

[JennieJo]

I had a free moment tonight and went to look from the storage shelf my gouache color tubes again, even though I had sweared I won't touch them anymore . How does it go "never say never"? ... well, tonight might be my last time with water media . Although, this time I enjoyed painting with them.

The red reference, medium: gouache on sketch book paper, size: 11x7 cm.
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Love the way you've done this one. Early on, I tried 2 or 3 times to get something interesting.

 

[PaintBoss]

Yeah, yeah, definitely watch how fast that acrylic dries. You don’t have a lot of time to work in area unless you’re constantly spraying.

 

[Grapes]

JennieJo, thank you! I checked on Google maps the location between Gladstone and Tannum Sands. It's so interesting to find the place on map. I feel like traveling when painting these different locations! Thank you for inspiring photos!

When I painted something in adult age it was acrylic l started with but when I slowly switched to oils, l got stuck with oils. I still have some of those acrylics, they haven't dried, I use them to prime some boards before painting with oils on.

 

[JennieJo]

The beach scene, medium: gouache on sketch book paper, size: 10x8 cm.
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JennieJo, where is this scene located?
I once spent Christmas on a beach little bit similar to this reference photo so when I was working on this reference my mind went back to that Christmas. It was wonderful feeling and lovely time.

Oh, the long light structure first looked like a bridge to me, and I painted it in the picture. Then I thought it could be a aquaducto (what do they call them these days?) so I painted water coming under the structure. The very last thought was it could be a long house with low roof like a row house as they call them in England.

I was thinking about my photo, went back to my master collection and the white area at the bottom is actually a house. It's quite a secluded location AA top a hill. About 12 homes in a cul-de-sac. I'd cropped it because I was painting the water..

 

[JennieJo]

I've been influenced by Frankenthaler's process. Even though it is hard to see. The process is more interesting than product to me. That process: cut out images on thin white writing paper, edged with oil paint thinned on the paper, add floral elements, covered with kitchen paper. 4 images layered and lightly press.

 

[JennieJo]

Note: I've just realised that I've posted these in the wrong challenge. They should be in the Nov Abstract Challenge.

Update photos. Flipped

I've been influenced by Frankenthaler's process. Even though it is hard to see. The process is more interesting than product to me. That process: cut out images on thin white writing paper, edged with oil paint thinned on the paper, add floral elements, covered with kitchen paper. 4 images layered and lightly press.View attachment 44507View attachment 44508View attachment 44513View attachment 44512View attachment 44511View attachment 44509View attachment 44510

Flipped the original paintings over to reveal these

 

[Grapes]

JennieJo, they are very nice no matter they were meant to another thread.