Lemon Sunset

Ok, catching up on the blogging here is the third one of the day. I did this painting in the doodleism style- entirely based on doodles (little sketches in notebooks) save the colour scheme which is established during the creation of the work. The arrangement of doodles is also decided on as I go... this time it turned into a sort of swamp/beach scene with snow?

This style is highly risky because I do not plan the overall composition and colour scheme in advance, like most artists would do. But hey rules were made to be broken they always say. Even the rule "never use black" in watercolour- I have on occasion used Chinese black ink to great effect. To be honest I am not a fan of this painting, something I can't quite put my finger on. The good things are that there is a strong sense of space and volume. The concept of a Lemon Sunset is also quite cool. Right now I am re-painting this work (on the back side of it!!!) to emphasize the sunset and put some of the elements in a more pleasing order.

22x30" cold press. August 2013