Snow Man
oil on gilt cardboard, 8 x 6 inches, 2010
Maybe I will start a new blog category: speed painting. The way I am using this term, it is a subset of alla prima painting and consists of getting the image onto the canvas in the fewest strokes possible. We are talking half an hour or less! Speed painting was necessitated in this case by the pain of painting while looking into the white glare of snow...excruciating. I wore a hat to cut the glare but even so...ouch.
My youngest son took this picture of me as I was crouched on the landing painting (I think he was very pleased that I was painting his snowman!) Very circular..taking a photograph of someone painting a sculpture created by the person taking the picture. Am I dizzy!
7 comments:
Very nice, the texture makes it lively...and nice to see you, Nancy :)
wishes,
devika
Kind of a dim shot...but summed it up. My son is quite a decent photographer!
Gorgeous! Love the concept of speed painting, too! :o)
Beautiful. You see your speed and professionalism.
Makes me want to go back to oil paint again.
Paula
Beautiful. You see your speed and professionalism.
Makes me want to go back to oil paint again.
Paula
This is a beautiful painting!
The snowman is very nice, perfect for this time of the year!
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