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Title: “Soft
Glances”
(Pastel, Oil and Fibreglass Resin on
Masonite)
61x92cm
Highly Commended in the Garden City
Art Prize
THE IDEA and
TECHNIQUES BEHIND THE PAINTING
As opposed to last week’s portrait,
this painting is not a portrait of anyone.
The face emerges from a background of tertiary amber colours in oil
paint. The face is drawn with pastels. It is purely an experimental piece but was
successful in that it was highly commended by the judges in the Garden City Art
Prize. The painting was finished in a
coat of fibreglass resin. I used the
resin which has a similar finish as Liquid Glass, a product that is available
in art and some hardware store. However
I was uncomfortable about continuing to use it because I feared that it may not
be healthy for me to use without a protective mask. Since I find masks difficult to wear, I
ceased using that type of finish although it looked great and really enhanced
the colours.
These days it’s acceptable to outsource
different techniques and I suppose I could do this, however I tend to like to
do my own art making and do not find it as satisfying to get someone else to do
a stage for me. This is probably because
the process of art making is as important to me as the finished product. However I produced only a couple of these
paintings and then disbandoned the technique and style which is very different
to the way I typically paint which is now my brand signature.
This painting style also proved
financially successful – it seems that people like to “see” something in a
painting. However it is ironical that people will listen to a piece of music
and at the end they never say, “What was that about?” but when they look at art
they seem to need to have a clear visual story for them to interpret and appreciate. Without that they seem to be lost. I suppose that is the reason I write this
blog - in the hope that people will not rely on visual cues in order to
appreciate and enjoy abstract art.
The hereunder is my only photo of the
complete painting. As you can see the
high finish on the painting reflected the flash.
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