Mixed Blessings II by crrunchyfrog
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Acrylic on canvas - a rework of this study.
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This canvas has been worked over quite a few times, but now I think I'm happy with it. It started off as Summer's Native Harvest which looked a lot better on a small scale than so much intense colour glaring through the room.
I had quite a lot of fun whiting out all that colour to attempt a local scene for a recent exhibition. I learnt two things - 1) If you are going to use ink on a non-porous surface, use indelible ink. 2) Don't let tom cats near paintings as they tend to want to mark them as their own (see point 1). So, I gave up on that idea and reprimed.
The primed stage looks sorta cool, Jim tinted and contrasted it in PS and has it on his desktop, so I might upload it at some stage.
My mother visited recently and didn't particularly like my Mixed Blessings sketch, giving the usual response to abstract/contemporary art "What is it?". Being the rebellious daughter, I started this the next day. Underpainting in a bronzed gold has given the painting a life of its own as it changes colours throughout the day with the changing light...I don't care if she likes this one or not, I do *L*.
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Thank you as always for viewing and your feedback is most appreciated.
Comments (15)
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It sure was fascinating watching this one evolve, from the first splashings of bronzed gold on the day we had that crazy storm, to the completed masterpiece. I think this new style is serving you well and it's certainly loosening you up just as you'd hoped - I think you're definitely hitting that happy medium where looseness and controlled composition collide, where Whitely himself resided. Watching you mix and work with colour directly onto the canvas is an education (nuts to your old art teacher) and considering you did this entirely in acrylics gives me new-found faith in that medium. There was a point along the way where you'd only started layering the colours of the plains and I hated the way it looked - you asked me for crit and I couldn't give it because I knew that the layering was nowhere near finished and that it'd look brilliant in the end! That certainly is the case hugs. You know I love it anyway and it's a treat watching it drastically change as the shifting daylight filters in and out of the doorway. Thank you so much for everything you do, not least inspiring me hugest hugs :-)
cbender
holy moly... well - i'm not sure if i can beat jim's comment... but i definitely have to say that i love this pic! the colours, the setup the details... amazing... it's warm it's beautiful it's full of energy... and it's relaxing in some way... at least i feel ralxed while watching - it's like i'm diving into this scenery, standing there at the top of that hill... feeling the heat of the day... amazing...! thanks cassie for this "insight"... amazing!!! hugesthugs :)
Naichan
Frankly, I'm still a bit upset to know that Summer's Native Harvest was sacrificed to provide space for this one :-). Still, I think I prefer this; the aridity and heat are palpable, plus of course those tiny specks of hardened livestock really show the true scale of things. How insignificant I feel! There's a bit of Paul Nash in here somewhere too, but overall I'd say this is truly rooted in Australian experience. Nice to see you're both busy and creative these days!
FluffyAnna
Cassie this is luminous! I can't find any other word to describe it. I always find anger the best fuel for making art. your mum obviously doesn't know what she's talking about if she doesn't like this. It's gorgeous, and I'm adding it to my favs. I might have to try this gold underpainting thing... it's created such a wonderful effect.
bevchiron
It's amazing to see how this has evolved from the earlier version Cass, the light, colour & sense of scale are stunning, the impression of space & heat is so intense now, even in a photo the bronze gold underpainting really adds something special to this I can barely imagine what it must be like to watch it change in the light for real! Great work! ; )
j-art
You know you make me want to do some traditional stuff myself again, this is such a fantastic piece, very dynamic brushstrokes, fantastix textures and pretty good color composition. Fabulous piece for sure!
Redshift
What's there to add to all these words, except I'd want this piece hanging on my wall :)
visionart
~This Painting Is To Perfection...Love Everything Before My Eyes
~VOTE~gunsan
I can only echo all the praise above, amazing piece, love the warmth of it.
rumour_nz
Beautiful golds and red tones here, sweetie. And if you like it, that's always the most important thing. The geometric shapes add an interesting dimension to it, I'm not sure I understand it but eh, it's nice to look at. :D hugs
cynlee
has a SW flavor.. the patterns reminding me of Indian.. could be Buffalo or wild horses there :]
Gregor.Scharff
I LOVE IT . WONDERFUL !!!! HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSS i will check now some here hihihi
danob
I guess art is always evolving not only in a work in progress, but in our minds and imaginations I see that again you have produced a final product that was well worth all the effort, and that Jim has been there to help and advise as a friend and soulmate..
graemeb
Seems everyone likes your new painting.
Dendrite
Serene landscape and contentedly grazing cattle, mounted on an excellently executed rendition of partially skinned and cleaved meat, with cruel branding iron marks plainly evident. Depicted to express the born to die situation of the hapless animals caught up in the human food chain. Well that was my subjective view. However I have it on good authority (the best) that this does not align with the thoughts behind the creation of this fascinating work. In fact the thoughts behind it were to express the intense flavours of wine when the vineyards are subjected to a particularly harsh drought, which of course it does admirably! But for me it will always be MEAT!!!