In response to these “month in the country” photographs, I made these pieces which are three previous abandoned canvases. The portraits were not quite as I wanted them to be at the time but are ideal to experiment on now, to see how the different layers of paint covers the surface and changes the feel and expressions of the faces as I sand and reveal them. It is a process that I am liking very much but I must be careful not to sand everything.
The photographs below show the “after” effect of sanding the canvas surface.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, all untitled pieces, acrylic on canvas, 40cmx50cm.
The photographs below are the original paintings before I transformed them with overpainting and revealing parts of the canvases.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, all untitled pieces, acrylic on canvas, 40cmx50cm.
Moving on to the next painting I sanded back to reveal the face underneath.
Kathryn Raffell, 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, 40cmx50cm
And then I sanded a bit more……….
……… and I took away too much of the expression in the eyes.
Unfortunately you can’t start again so I will put that one down to experience.
