I had plans to visit Nant-Y-Moch again and study a particular abandoned cottage/barn there as it would've pulled by interest in landscape and architecture together, and I believe would have led to a series of paintings based on the textures, colours, compositions and light found in around the building. However, due to the unforeseen and strange situation we are all facing, I was unable to follow up this idea. Trying not to dwell too much on this whole situation, I've decided to just take this as an opportunity to try something new. I have previously been inspired by interior paintings by artists such as Matisse and Diebenkorn, so thought I would try and create some of my own, based on interesting areas around my house.
I began by sketching areas of rooms that I was drawn to in my sketchbook, paying particular attention to the composition.
I then chose one of my sketches and translated it into paint.
It is a very empty composition because I am currently also finding interesting in more minimalistic paintings. I like simplicity and I am happy with my use of complimentary colours in this painting, but I definitely feel like the brush I used was too small which made me get too caught up details. Therefore I do not feel satisfied with this translation from sketch to paint, it is quite boring to look at.
And so I decided to have another go, and produced another set of sketches that focus more on tone, whilst still keep composition in mind. Most of these sketches depict windows as I was drawn to the contrasts caused by shadows.
I then started translating some of them into paint, using a neutral grey made from mixing Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber.
I started mapping out the composition with a thin layer of paint made by mixing a matte medium with the colour I'm using. This is the way I start most of my paintings if I have a clear composition I am working from. I produced four acrylic paint studies from these sketches which you can see below.
I added a little more blue to the neutral grey fro areas I wanted to appear further back, and a little more brown to the areas I wanted to come forward. I am really happy with how these turned out. Obviously, they still have room for improvement, but they are the base of a series I am going to paint on board.
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