Tuesday, August 11, 2009

End of race III - step II... an experiment in paint application... a bit rough on the edges!

My main objective behind this one was to experiment with the painting knife, painting the body and using different paint consistencies (I've had success painting backgrounds with the spatula)...

Textural effects seem to convey the pain endured by the runner to attain a clear cut victory... or is it my own pain as the artist trying to make some sense out of this picture? I definitely need to do another one to see if I learned anything!

Note to self: "A noble objective with the painting knife would be to make decisive marks with a minimum of messing around... this could be a tall order!"

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