Showing posts with label acrylic painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acrylic painting. Show all posts
Monday, February 20, 2012
Art making and shuffling the cards
This last week end I did not miss painting. I felt fulfilled with what I painted last week: a work that took me four morning sessions. Every one crossing the door of my studio noticed it. “Wow! Different, there's something.. don’t know.. more luminous!” I am surprised myself. It was an attempt to renew my style. Several weeks of studies and headaches turned with a simple resolution: if I wanted something new I should simply do not do what used to do in my art making routine. I took a different support, watercolour paper instead of canvas, acrylics rather than oils, different size (much larger) and even a different position in the studio. And at the end of every session I go: wow! This is making its own way!
Finding new ideas sometimes is just about changing old habits, shuffling the cards
Live in painting : ) Francesco
www.francescofontana.com
PS. Additional surprise: I used three tubes from the acrylics box just to discover -- once finished -- they were water mixable oils.
PPS. The actual image don't matter!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Congratulations Pat Bragg! Here your free painting
This painting of mine just left my studio to reach for Pat Bragg in Canada. Pat is the winner of this acrylic on Canson paper titled 'Lady Awaiting'. She receives free as a 1st prize in my contest 'I write therefore I am' (connected with the 'Critic for a Day' contest) -- among those who commented on my website art Portfolio. Read Pat's two reviews here: http:// http:// Live in painting : ) Francesco PS. Read the story of Lady Awaiting : |
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