Christmas with the family got me thinking about my grandma, a subject I've painted on multiple previous occasions. In this 48" x 60" painting she will be enveloped in a crowding riot of flowers. Below are a few process shots.
I started the painting last night, largely as a way of entering the new year on a productive note. I'm surprisingly happy with what I've done so far - all work that I had intended to be under-painting, but to which I am now growing attached. It has me thinking that I should temper my use of palette knife with more brushwork this time around, and not just for the sake of puns.
I like it. She looks surprisingly knowing ...or sardonic even? But she also looks like a grandma.
ReplyDeleteHow am I missing this pun you speak of?
ReplyDeleteI'm all in favor for varied painting techniques as well as surfaces.
Your grandmother is a very intriguing muse.