Well not quite but could be. This piece has been on my easel for so long that it’s like part of the furniture. I started it when Jerry and Rebecca announced their first digital Juried Exhibition in 2024. Well this piece wasn’t submitted and many attempts were made to finish it. It is part of my ongoing Sea Sand Salt series. Just couldn’t get the sand/salt area to work.
Finally in a frenzy that only I can do, covered it with cold wax, Oms let it sit and actually scraped away 2 years of paint.
I finally got it working and submitted it for the Cold Wax Academy critique. I was fortunate that my submission was chosen and some constructive suggestions were made which I haven’t decided to implement!
Below image after scraping!
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Carol, am I correct in thinking that the top image is the Finally-Done-well-not-quite-but-could-be image?—(that’s the image about which I will comment). Happy to see this post in my inbox and to have you share the history of this years-in-process piece. I am pulled in by the interaction of the painting and the name of the series of which it is a part, and within the painting itself I am particularly drawn in by the way the fine black lines interact with the less-defined color fields of the rest of the painting. I’m always intrigued by the process of constructive suggestions in a critique followed by the decision-making; thanks for noting that you received suggestions that you’ve decided not to implement which is one of the valuable possible outcomes of critique.
Yes, the top image is the “almost done”. The bottom image was what I started with,after my frenzy scraping episode. Titled OMG!
The critique was good and he recognized the sand area being strong,subtle and good layering. He also liked my line work as you also mentioned. It is not that his suggestions where not constructive, my main obsession was with the sand and not the sea areas. I may go back into it but not now, too close to its completion. Thanks so much for your feedback. Really means a lot to me.
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Thank you Rutie! You are lucky to be able to see the original! 😍
oh how I LOVE this piece! And all that frenzy – it certainly paid off! The soft palette of “old plaster walls” (is that a real color?) against the very delicate line work and the emerging color – it is stunning!
Congratulations on getting juried into the show! WOOHOO! xoxo
Thanks! I am so happy you noticed the line work. It is an essential part of my work.
Not a show just a regular critique, but just as good. We learn allot from a constructive critique.
Xo 🤗
Thanks! I am so happy you noticed the line work. It is an essential part of my work.
Not a show just a regular critique, but just as good. We learn allot from a constructive critique.
Xo 🤗
Carol, I love this piece! And I love that you said you might leave it as is.
Artists’ prerogative. I just sat and stared for the longest time. You are
wonderful with texture and building layers. I love the “threads” weaving in and out.
Awesome work!
xoxoxo
So glad that you liked the work. Thank you for your feedback, sometimes I feel I am going backward instead of forward. I am trying to incorporate more linework/drawing in my work. I am happy that they felt integrated! Brachot
Brachot!