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Dear Subscribers,
Greetings!
New painting. It took far longer than anticipated (especially for such
a small size), but that's how it goes sometimes. As a result, I got
plenty of progress shots. This painting was actually preceded by a
scrapped (and scraped) painting. I went through one of those rough
patches that throws you into a creative black hole of dramatic artistic
despair. I'm sure some of you can identify. So it was all the more
satisfying to finish this one.
The physical setup. That gigantic glass goblet is a new acquisition
from a thrift store. I'm sure its history included some sort of white
elephant exchange or umbrella-laden beverage. By the time I found it,
some age, dust, and stainage had provided the gravitas which inspired
me.
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First stage. Umber block in. There was an orange segment that I was
thinking of putting in there below the goblet for balance and depth.
This composition is really flat/linear but the picture in my head felt
promising.
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Next stage. Painting directly with the knife. Normally I would work out
from the center of interest, almost radially, but in this case the
center of interest is made of glass and largely depends on its
environment. And since I'm beginning on a completely white panel, the
environment is very far from the desired value, and so I must establish
some of that first:
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Next stage.
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Next stage. The mandarin oranges, in terms of brightness and
saturation, will lead up to the goblet. The most focal orange will be
naked, with bright white bits of pith and very saturated color:
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Next stage.
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Next stage. Calming the background:
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Next stage. Pushing value and detail in the goblet and peeled mandarin:
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Next stage. Refining all elements:
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Next stage. More refinement of detail. Developing the table surface,
with more light and color spotlighting radially from the base of the
goblet. At this point I know that the orange segment I was considering
during block-in will not be necessary. The surface will add balance and
interest by itself:
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And the finished painting, "Goblet Filled With Light" (9x12):
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Details:
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On View:
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View now at RS Hanna Gallery (West Main St. location) in
Fredericksburg, TX:
Vanguard
Vanguard
Provenance
Provenance
And currently en route
(should arrive before the weekend):
Goblet Filled With Light
Goblet Filled With Light
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JUST SOLD:
Recognize the kettle? That was well-timed.
Monolith
Monolith
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Thank you for reading! See you in a month-ish. -David
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