I did a bit more work on my 5 paintings, each of 3 women or girls. The idea came originally from the triple goddess of Celtic mythology, but I don’t want to get too bogged down in legend, I want to create a modern and personal response to the ancient imagery and stories I grew up with.
Today I worked with Titanium White and a couple of colours I mixed – a bright and opaque green and a greenish washed -out violet. The white is roughly blocking in the highlights on the skin, the green and violet used informally and loosely on the clothes. I’m working without any photos or models, intuitively, which is something new for me. I’m really enjoying it. It’s like the characters are growing themselves.
I’m using Somerset paper (300 gsm, 56 x 76 cms) prepared with a coat of acrylic gesso. The paint is Liquitex Heavy Body acrylic and the brushes are Daler Rowney Gold Taklon.
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