This summer I took a break from painting, hoping that I might start fresh in some new direction. I wasn't sure what that might be, but I wanted to take a chance. After a while, I realized that thinking about painting wouldn't get me there. The only way I could work things out would be in the studio.
I have always loved yellow, so I began by covering two very large canvases with cadmium yellow light. I liked the way their large yellow presences loomed.
After the first canvas was dry, I applied titanium white with a large soft brush to create a ghostlike image across the surface:
Yellow, 60" x 40" acrylic on canvas.
On the next canvas, I created a series of textures and shapes with lines. When they dried, I began to fill in some of the shapes with color. Since this canvas is 72" x 46", it took a long time to painstakingly fill in these spaces.
Yellow Two, 72" x 46" acrylic on canvas.
The final stage was filling in small sections with various shades of gray:
Yellow Two, 72" x 46" acrylic on canvas.
I doubt this is the new direction for me, but I have Yellow Two hanging in my dining room.
I used to be afraid of using too much of yellow, I am always afraid that it looks too 'cheerful', but your paintings shows how it can be really calm, very nice :)
Posted by: Natalia P. Fernandes | September 16, 2014 at 08:25 PM
Thanks, Natalia. I used to worry about using too much yellow in my paintings also, but I love yellow!
Posted by: Lynne Taetzsch | September 17, 2014 at 07:49 AM
Sometimes... just going for it - opens the creative flood gates
Posted by: Elizabeth Merchant | January 11, 2015 at 11:56 PM
That's so true, Elizabeth!
Posted by: Lynne Taetzsch | January 12, 2015 at 08:20 AM