Monday 2 May 2022

Finished?

I haven't painted anything for ages.... pandemic pause. This was a 16"x20" canvas with a failed rubbish painting from 4 or 5 years ago, so a couple of coats of gesso covered the horrible mess, and I started painting, no actual intention in mind.




I think it's finished. Possibly. I don't know. Is it?   .....   Update: I changed the sky colour to a shade of purple, made a few adjustments, and I sold it.

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19 comments:

  1. Elephant's Child2 May 2022 at 15:39

    I really like seeing the painting emerge. It is perhaps just me but in the final image I see tulips, leaves, a bird and a snail. And like it a lot.

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    1. Shammickite2 May 2022 at 19:45

      I had no direction it was going to go at first.

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  2. Marie Smith2 May 2022 at 16:42

    Interesting process. Wonderful to see. Love it.

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  3. Bill2 May 2022 at 17:12

    What a wonderful series to see the painting emerge. Well done, you still have the touch.

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    1. Shammickite3 May 2022 at 13:35

      Thanks for the compliment, Bill. I'm trying to be more loose and expressive with painting, too easy to get bogged down in details.

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  4. Tomoko3 May 2022 at 00:20

    Such a lovely painting! I like it and really enjoyed seeing the process of your painting. Tulips ,leaves and blue sky...very delicate touch.

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    1. Shammickite3 May 2022 at 13:36

      I'm so glad you like it. I still don't know if it is actually finished.

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  5. Eileen H3 May 2022 at 01:40

    Nice to see those tulips emerge, it's a lovely painting.

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    1. Shammickite3 May 2022 at 13:37

      I still haven't decided if they really are tulips. Or some imagined blossom in the jungle.

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  6. Anvilcloud3 May 2022 at 07:44

    Interesting development. I actually thought the first step was appealing and didn’t realize that you were about to go on.

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    1. Shammickite3 May 2022 at 13:38

      I didn't know where the painting was going either. Just paint and decide later!

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  7. photowannabe4 May 2022 at 13:06

    Love it, you're so talented. I love tulips so this is just beautiful.
    Sue

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    1. Shammickite4 May 2022 at 20:12

      Thank you, always good to have critical encouragement!

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  8. LL Cool Joe4 May 2022 at 18:23

    Learning when a painting is finished is an art in itself. I really like it.

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    1. Shammickite4 May 2022 at 20:14

      Thank you, I'm glad you like it. Always hard to say it's finished as just a few more strokes with the brush might make it fabulous, or might ruin it altogether!

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  9. Joared12 May 2022 at 01:06

    Fascinating to see how the this painting has evolved. What more could you possibly do to it?

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  10. stardust15 May 2022 at 04:28

    I was surprised to see the process. I like the result, but I wonder if it still changes. So interesting that you painted rather unconscious leaving your brush move free.

    Yoko

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  11. The Blog Fodder21 May 2022 at 15:44

    Love the series and really like the final version. Is it finished? Paintings, poems and love affairs are never finished, merely abandoned.

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