Shark Rock (work in progress)
OK, OK, the post title doesn't indicate more brooding gloominess. It's just a wry nod to old movie titles, but also indicates something that went wrong with the painting today.
I was back at the Club for a Friday change of faces, not really expecting to finish this painting. Progress was good, however, and I like the way it's going. But I made the mistake of trying to change the colour of the sky from blue (too much with the rock also being blue) to a kind of yellow which would echo the orange in the foreground. Too late, I realised the yellow was picking up the greens in the trees and before long there was no yellow, just a yellow-green.
Not to worry. The new colour will make a useful base for more work next week, when I expect to easily finish the piece.
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Can't see the one-armed man. Or was that Bad day at Shark rock?
kev
He's in the bushes, looking for his arm.
This painting has a great presence.
I'm pleased you think so, Casey. The rock itself has great presence, as has the area - it's the eerie Blawearie - and it can be difficult to get that into such a small canvas.
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