Untitled 0.5

This piece was a natural color extension from Untitled 0.4 . As a technology freak, I was on the lookout for a simple way to capture some colors when I had a thought.

A quick search brought me to the Picasso app ( Google Play store ) and it was exactly what I needed. I could quickly get my color ideas down and saved. I wanted a nice blue themed painting that was full of movement. I quickly jotted down what I was thinking. I wanted contrasting blues, purple and my current favorite, yellow.

As I thought about how I would begin on the piece, a new vision began to form for the beginning palate. Those ended up looking a little different from my original sketch and the colors were developing.

Painting with the palate knife is extremely creative as different pressures, different angles and different positions creates a variety of effect. There is a moment when you scrape some primary color on the knife and begin to think about how to get the colors right (the magic is in creating the right color values ) that is magical to my process oriented brain. The process of creating the painting is wonderful and full of learning.

After getting the colors right on my palate, I began the work of getting them on the canvas (for this piece I used canvas paper).

Now, the creative process of unwrapping my thoughts begins. The time with the knife; layering, revealing, adding, revealing some more is therapeutic to me.