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[Ayin Es]

Sorry I've been absent from the forum lately. It's because I was working on finishing this painting. It is a 60 x 40-inch oil on canvas. I can't believe it's finally done.
Thanks for looking!
-Ayin/Artyczar

 

[Donna T]

Wow! 60 x 40 is huge! It's really beautiful; abstract and very real at the same time. You deserve to be really proud of this one, Ayin. It's incredible!

 

[laika]

That is big! Probably quite an investment of oil paint on a surface that large. Does the road hold significance to you?

 

[OleKobe]

Amazing painting, Ayin. Must've required a lot of time and patience!

 

[Enyaw]

That is large. Must be a lot of dashes and dot to complete that. Hope it does well for you. I assume it i for your show.

 

[Hermes2020]

Mazel tov! I love your choice of colours. Are the dots random, or do they all correspond to real trees and shrubs on the map?

 

[trufflecat]

This must be quite spectacular IRL. At first I interpreted the gray background as a world being paved over, and then my eyes "made" the spots into trees, signs of life sprouting up through the pavements. Love the multicolored buildings. They give a whimsical and abstract feel to the whole painting. This must have been a LOT of work to do!

 

[Iain]

I would love to experience this first hand. Tremendous work!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Amazing. Love the colors and patterns. Would love to see it in person. Applause.

 

[chaffee2]

This is great, Ayin, fabulous work!

 

[Terri]

Yay, it's finally done! Congrats on getting to the finish line. It looks amazing! It is going to be a show stopper next fall.

Excellent work, Ayin.

 

[GrantCee]

I really like this — both concept and execution. Only wish I could see it in person.

 

[Ayin Es]

Wow thank you everyone so very much . I am absolutely exhausted today and am taking the day off to rest. Please excuse my absence. I really appreciate all of your support and wonderful words. This started with a real reference of a road nearby my house and I obviously changed a lot for aesthetic reasons. I let the painting dictate how it wanted to be.

Now I have to work on another 24x30 that needs all of the dots too, but I'll start on that tomorrow. Maybe.

Oh, and after that, another one from scratch, also a 24x30. Makes me tired just thinking about it.

 

[snoball]

This is great Ayin! And such an impressive size! Glad to see you were able to get back to some painting.

 

[Bongo]

l remember when you showed this as a w.i.p. - I loved it then, but this exceeds all expectations. A tour de force.

 

[Artyczar]

Wow, thank you Bongo. That means a lot! And thanks sno. I am floored by all the responses here.

 

[Terri]

I am floored by all the responses here.

Silly artist. Doesn't know how good they are.

I'm kinda excited to see the 2 smaller ones; then envision them grouped together for your show. Ooo!

 

[Artyczar]

Thank you Terri . I am curious to see them all together too. The big one goes on its own wall in the show.

 

[P. Barrie]

Wonderful ! Really grabs attention from this photo distance. Makes me want to get close and investigate textures, paint application, all those painters queries. Trying to picture your methods /process on such a large piece. Is canvas stretched, hanging? Stepladder or stool? Whew, you certainly need a rest.
Really amazing!

 

[Artyczar]

Thank you, Patrick. The canvas is stretched, and I used a little step stool. I had to work on it horizontally because it wouldn't fit in my room vertically, like so:

As I got lower on the canvas, it got a bit easier on my back...sorta. I was only able to sit when I was to the left of the canvas and closer to the palette, otherwise I had to walk back and forth a lot and do a lot of reaching.

Here is a detail while in progress: