Intimate Impressionism

This weekend I visited Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art which is on display at the Seattle Art Museum through January 10, 2016.

Observing, Observing (a white cup)

I saw “Observing, Observing (a white cup)” at Prographica over the weekend. The show, which includes paintings, photographs and collage, focuses on the challenge of creating an interesting image of a white cup on a white surface. It runs through October 31st, 2015.

October 10, 2015

My thumbnail for Linemen Working was promising enough to move directly to a 22″ x 28″ canvas. Since the scene is a nocturne, I decided to cover the entire canvas with dark Golden Acrylic before starting. It may be a bit hard to see in the photo below, but the upper left corner is lighter and bluer where the sky is visible, while the trees and road are black. I used Mars Black and Prussian Blue for the background.

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I tried transferring the drawing with a Canary Yellow Prismacolor pencil, but found that it wouldn’t stick to the relatively slick acrylic paints. In the end I used an extra fine Shock White Montana Acrylic Marker.