1) research in terms of what has been done by other artists with your subject/proposed style of rendition.
2) thumbnails to look at a list of alternatives
3) more detailde exceution looking at possible materials/types of mark making ..that work best.
4) Finally execution without any big surprises.
In the heat of the moment some of these steps were omitted or at least the order changed as the 'heat' intensity increases and the underlying need to be finishing something demands to be satisfied.
Anyway...... started with the college.....gave up on it for a few days due to poor weather/kwik drying acrylic paint....dabbled with protraiture...and then was refocussed back outside in the wind and rain....for the big ones.
Lots of new marks, big scale changes marks required over and above just making everything bigger...and learnt a lot of what not to do...at the very least.
Inspiration from John Virtues atmospheric B&W London scenes ...all moody and magnificently bordering on the abstract. Initial attempt at this technique had admittedly poor composition but some success in having fun and getting the feel of big painting.
This is what happened....
Avenue of trees at the front of the college.....~ 2metres high
In the same vein ...a view looking at the college from the front wall.
This canvas has a 'Virtue esque' attempt on the back....which bled thru to the front to a positive effect. It was hard work ...but eventually just about worth the effort. Even though mistakes were made ...many of them added character to the piece...no matter how blatant the error ...and that this sort of scale ...creates an environement where you must let go/ have fun and see what happens.....as well as meticulous planning upo front...of course.
Other stuff produced over the last few days were .....
hmmm...!
what happpens next?
