Citronella

SOLD : Oil on panel : 8 x 8 inches :

One thing that keeps painting interesting is that there are numerous ways to begin a painting.  There are classical techniques of layering paint, there are pure alla-prima methods and among all of those there are ways which involve sketching in a line drawing first or simply going at it randomly or blocking in abstract sections first. With this painting I wanted to explore the different greens in the bottle and in the leaves.  Above that though I wanted to focus on how I start the painting and progress to its completion.  I experimented with merging drawing in the composition with just blocking in color shapes abstractly. ............................................................................................................................................ Want to see more paintings plus free exclusive articles and updates? Subscribe to my newsletter The Monthly ENSO, find out more here. ............................................................................................................................................