I’ve had three large paintings on the go for a little while now. The good news is that the second one is, I think, now finished. There are always details that I would like to change, but this one is good enough to leave on one side. There’s still the question of varnishing, but I’ll wait to take advice on that.
The bad news is that I think I’m going to have to scrap the one I started first. While the other two are in acrylics, this one is in oils and I’ve been dogged by technical problems from the beginning. I’ve had plenty of helpful advice, but for a week or two I’ve been debating whether to start again. Working on the other two has shown me that acrylics can work very well for what I’m trying to do, and I’m developing various techniques to get the effects I’m after. So I think I’m probably better off stretching a fresh canvas for this one, despite my resistance to starting afresh.
It’s the last week of Easter break and the school is still quiet. Less than six weeks of studio time left now, but I’m hoping to have some time towards the end to get back into the print room if I can get the paintings to where I want them.
