Farmland Vignettes
2012
14x11
oil on panel
This landscape was originally painted last spring on a trip to Maine.
This winter, I became disenchanted with it, and was going to sand it and paint over the whole thing, but then I hesitated.
There are a few passages I do enjoy, so I just painted out what didn't thrill me.
Not sure about the values, though. I think maybe the "redacted" areas should be darker.
I've worked over two canvases recently. I thought maybe they were finished only to reconsider. The second efforts I enjoy much more and have wondered if maybe I should always work that way....paint something and then pain over it.
ReplyDeleteAs for the dark vs. light I think maybe I'd do dark..but perhaps you don't want to distinguish edges or push anything forward? That's the effect I'd see first.
Would you consider a studio visit sometime?