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| Meeting in the Garden Acrylic on masonite, 7x5 |
I chose this subject matter today because it contains three figures, interacting with each other, in a sun drenched garden setting. So, not only am I studying the figures, but also the light pouring in - and I’m using the limited acrylic palette to do it. This painting is small, only 7x5 inches, so the question remains - how loosely do I render features? I feel they should be loose, especially as the landscape work is impressionistic. Yet, I want the figures easily read, by gesture as well as values. In principal, I should be able to merely suggest features and the eye will do the rest. I will just need to paint more of these, and find my own preferences as to defining the face no more than a half inch square! Painting number 1164 in 1164 days.
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