First prints in to long
Today I made some monotype prints Its been to long since I worked in print these drawings of feathers and leafs were to find new ways of getting me to look at an object and draw direct. I am a lazy git and spend to much time being that lazy tit surfing the internet nightmare that is goggle images. I dont ever find inspiration but lose hours on thinking I’ve discovered something intresting. I am much better off search this website for knowledge and networks but I am a dyselixic image based freak.
Well in the end I couldnt find a image of a feather or leaf and wanted to smack myself in the face as I realised there are a shit load outside. I wanted to copy one then find one and copy it. But still I found myself wanting to photo it turn it digital then draw it. why turn it digital except for the fact that every thing in my life is digital images this is even digital. My practise shouldnt be so, I like to work for nature be it landscape or whatever the most un digital thing so why introduce this modern element. I think it throws me out.
I want to draw more from life its hard for me but it shouldnt be. I want to learn and I do when I concentrate hard for a few moments in the day.
I painted three pictures today all A4. One in colour two in monochrome. The colour one was one of the most succesfull tonal paintings I have painted for a while but I have been concetrating on this aspect of my work for some weeks now. Well on to the monochromes, These I think were succesful they were over painted on drawing/paintings I had made outside from life.
These two paintings where the third layer of paint so to speak the first was a charcoal drawing that focused on quick express marks that captured the space, the second layer was gesso in black and white with a few greys, this layer enhanced the perspective and sence of depth. The last layer was oil paint in vine black, nuteral tint, burnt umber and flake white. The last layer was to tidy up the compostion. I concentrated on not losing the two previous layers work but on making the whole better, I think it was succesful but you never know until you return to them.
I think I will continue with this work tommorrow and complete the rest of the drawing/paintings with two layers on as I though I was getting some good marks down and great undersatnding of the descriptive marks from the two layers beneth.
I hope to carry these on by making larger drawings outside that are quick and expressive based on life and aimed at understanding light and space through monochrome images of the river Dart. The dart is a river I know well and its very close to my home and work its a purfect vehicular for my investigations and experiments.
bye hole
