In the mid 90's I was experimenting with many different styles, including impressionism. Monet was a big influence on me at the time, but it was very difficult to copy a style meant to be done in oil paints. In this painting, I used watercolour to mimic the oil painting style. There are visible brush strokes, with the typical directional textures throughout the work. By aligning the brushstrokes one can create a sense of flow to the scene. Van Gogh also used that style a lot in his paintings. It is kind of neat, maybe I will do a bit more still life this winter.
This painting was done with lots of alizarin crimson (PR83) and its cousin rose madder genuine, both of which can unfortunately fade in the light. Since I kept it in my portfolio all these years it still looks as good as the day I painted it, but this painting could not be hung in the direct sunlight. I phased out alizarin crimson and rose madder starting about 2016, and completely stopped using them at the beginning of 2020. Quinacridones (PV19, PR122), pyroles (PR254, PR255), deep scarlet (PR175), and perylene maroon (PR179) are suitable replacements.
Impressionist Flowerpot, watercolour 10 x 11" cold press 1995, (No. 0008)
No comments:
Post a Comment