Here is a good example of what I did to a painting that I did not like in order to like it...I had to remove a few things....change a few things...until it said what I really wanted it to say to the best of my ability...can you count how many ways in which it was changed? Zinnias and Guitar oil on canvas 30x30"
Umm... err.. I like them both.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the onion is no longer doing a wiggiedig across the table, the armchair and chest are gone, the floor is different, and the pillow on the remaining chair is a deeper color. The guitar has more definition..
but as I said, I like them both.
you are very observant(no surprise)...there are at least 5 other changes ...funny how when you touch one thing it leads to others...
ReplyDeleteI said this in class but will add here, this is a really helpful insight, thank you! As a writer I know the value of going back again and again to make it work, but somehow thought it has to be perfect the first time when painting...silly me.
ReplyDeleteoh silly you! and silly all of us!thanks for the input...
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