How to simplify the details in your scenes using shapes
Always stay prepared. Because the forms of this subject are constructed by light, I chose to use mostly flat brushes. They enable sharp edges, fine detail and distinct decisions. For atmospheric parts and creating a cloudy effect, I prefer flat, rounded brushes. I find that perhaps the most important thing is to choose your subject in advance. Every painting requires a different set of tools and a fresh approach.
From the bitter experience of forgetting to bring equipment, I make sure to have a wide range of tools comfortably at hand. I make a list of everything I have to carry with me to the spot where I paint, and I prepare everything the night before every session so I don’t waste time on it in the morning.
This particular work was painted with oil paints on a wooden panel, primed with smoothed, thick gesso layers, and washed with a neutral tint . The size is 11.4x25.6in. Except for white, at least three different tones of every basic colour is used . This makes it possible to accurately paint the building’s colours and values. Clean turpentine is used to dilute the paints, which is changed often to keep it, and the colours, clean.Don't be afraid to get stuck in.
I always start by applying colour to rough-in shapes, without making a preliminary drawing. I work one area after the other, measuring the relations between them, one step at a time. For example, every mark made on the left will be meticulously checked by its relation to a detail on the right. Because I haven’t got a sketch, and I’m not painting every single detail, I look at the building as a series of shapes, rather than objects, to capture its form.
Artistic creation has a reputation of being mostly inspirational, but a professional does not sit down, awaiting inspiration to come. It needs to be invited. As Picasso once wisely put it: “Inspiration exists, but it needs to find you working”. In any form of art, the soul manifests itself through material, and I find that you can maintain an interest and curiosity by accepting and falling in love with the process and with the painting materials – get to know them, their qualities and downsides.
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