Wednesday, September 08, 2010

City Beat 11


7x5 oil on panel
$100 + s/h

Its been a long time since I've done some of my bird's-eye-view paintings but I felt the desire to play with this perspective again. Its fun to experiment with the simple design and flat ground of an aerial view - and the shadows almost tell more of a story than the figure - in some cases.


What I am learning about these small paintings in general, as I begin doing them again regularly, is to paint something simple, and to allow my brush to just touch the panel in places and not blend or scrub too much. I practice just laying on the color, sometimes almost blocky. It carries into my larger pieces too and I like the effect. In the larger works, I use this technique to put in those final highlights, the "money shots" as Skip Whitcomb described them!

5 comments:

Carol Blackburn said...

Very nice, Robin. :)

Elaine Hurst said...

I love the aerial perspective pieces. Keep 'um coming!

Ruth Andre said...

The perspective is captivating. Very nice.

Layne Cook said...

I just discovered your site, and I love your figures. You have a great eye for composition, and your figures are so natural, loose and believable. I'll be watching for more.

Virginia Floyd said...

I like the blocky effect, too. I haven't managed to capture that yet. I blend things to death! This is a very interesting painting--nice composition.

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