There's always an "ugly stage" in paintings and I find when I hit this stage I am at a crossroads. I can push through it and try to force it to work, and take the risk of ruining a painting; or I can back off and take a breather and look at it from a distance. So I'm taking a break from this one and starting another painting. I know that this painting will need more balance in the values. Darks will have to lay in under the glasswork to ground them on the table. More layers of grey will be added and darker values on the rose bottle in the middle. I will add details on the purfume bottle and glass goblet as well. And maybe wash a brown-grey across the entire table.Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Rose Colored Glasses WIP 3
There's always an "ugly stage" in paintings and I find when I hit this stage I am at a crossroads. I can push through it and try to force it to work, and take the risk of ruining a painting; or I can back off and take a breather and look at it from a distance. So I'm taking a break from this one and starting another painting. I know that this painting will need more balance in the values. Darks will have to lay in under the glasswork to ground them on the table. More layers of grey will be added and darker values on the rose bottle in the middle. I will add details on the purfume bottle and glass goblet as well. And maybe wash a brown-grey across the entire table.
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Glad to know someone else subscribes to the "ugly stage" phenomena in painting! Not that I agree with you about your painting, but I think it is true that it is really important not to give up too soon, and so is backing off for a while to let things "percolate."
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