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| Night Shipping Acrylic on watercolor paper- image size 10" x 13" |
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The first pic shows the finished painting. The second pic shows the sketch that I did in Microsoft Paint. What a nifty little program! I was able to draw the shapes and then fill them with colors. I could switch out the colors also which is some of the exploration that I would normally do with my pastels pencils in the initial sketch on paper. I like combining my drawing and coloring with this computer sketch. In the final piece, I switched the lower blue-green shape to push the limits of what I consider to be a blue-green. I also tried to push the limits a bit with what I consider to be a blue violet. I chose a golden yellow to represent my yellow-orange opposite in that pair. I like the results a lot.
The idea for this piece came to me last Thursday/Friday as I was driving to the Bay Area. (I went both days back to back.) The Altamont Pass, which I drive through to get to Livermore and beyond, really grabs my attention. Those voluptuous hills and curving roads are really something. There are a series of train tracks that run through this area and on one of the days I saw, out of the corner of my eye, train cars going by high up on one of the trestles. I imagined a train going by at night that no one would see or know about. It seemed mysterious and part of the past somehow. So, I tried to make some ambiguous shapes to represent several of the things that I saw. It was fun to put everything together, like a puzzle, and then to do the final sketch on the computer. I had an ah-ha moment where I said (out loud) that yes, I could actually do this. Good stuff.
OK, hope everyone is having a good Sunday. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Libby
My next stop is going to be a search for Microsoft Paint! That sounds fun! I like your approach to your work, Libby. You're an inspiration! And today's pieces are very cool!
ReplyDeleteDear Libby - what a super idea to work out the colors and shapes in Micro-soft paint. Am going to give this a try. It certainly looks like it works so well for you. Really enjoyed not only seeing your work but what inspired your painting. Hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting to see them side by side like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay! Having the colored sketch was certainly helpful.
DeleteLibby
LOVE the train represented this way.
ReplyDeleteGlad you found an app which pleases you. The linear style works perfectly for abstracts like this. I do like your final version more than your work piece. I can see you responding to the paint colors and especially when you did the blue trestle...good choice. .
LOVE the train represented this way.
ReplyDeleteGlad you found an app which pleases you. The linear style works perfectly for abstracts like this. I do like your final version more than your work piece. I can see you responding to the paint colors and especially when you did the blue trestle...good choice. .