Thirsty

                                                                         Thirsty
                                                                          8"x10'
                                                                            Oil
Still trying to stay in the groove of finishing pictures in shorter time frames.  Funny in the challenge I didn't fear it wouldn't turn out, I just went with it and what happened, happened.  But right away, without the pressure I find myself being hesitant.  Got to remember it's only paper, mat or canvas and it isn't a gold brick I'm working on or with.  With each one of these I learn something else, liking some things about this and not others.  I find myself with flat brushes and think that I would prefer filberts and want to go back to smaller brushes that I think I could control.  Going from 5"x7" to 8"x10" doesn't sound like a lot, but I found it is a big difference.

And one thing is I am not a fan of greens.  Don't know if it is because I have only 1 yellow and two blues, but getting varying greens is tough for me.  Even though this is kind of abstract I think I like a pure abstract background better.

There also is definitely a trick to how you go about working with oils.  I find I almost need to do layers so that I have certain areas overlapping the under layer so you can get softer edges.   Blending on the picture with oils doesn't mix like I thought, like pastels, the top color kind of overtakes the bottom color.  I am purposely letting it dry for a day and then going back over it because it isn't as tacky the next day.  Hoping that as I do a few more pictures I will be able to figure it out.  I am trying to go loose but am fighting it all the way.  Seems like I always revert to tight and details.

Also going to go to Artgraphica and work through several of their tutorials to see if that will help too.  At least I might learn some techniques.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.