Oil on Ampersand panel, 8"x8"Oil on Ampersand panel, 8"x8"
Oil on stretched canvas, 10"x10"
What a challenge these were. I had to dig out some of my tiny brushes for these. Over the past year or so I have been working fairly large, so jumping into this set of commissioned paintings was a shock to the system. I believe that a good painting(my style anyway) starts with a good drawing. I am totally OK with spending time tweaking that aspect before I squeeze any paint, but these little babies were tough! At such a small scale, "mistakes" really stick out. I like to draw and paint using my arm/shoulder(you know what I mean), but I had to forgo that familiar motion, and use just my hand. Challenging and really took me out of my comfort zone. To make things even more interesting, I painted on a support that I have never used before: Ampersand textured panels for the two 8x8's.
As far as subject matter, I probably would have never considered this antique duck toy for a painting. It just doesn't contain things I look for when choosing things to paint. However, it turned out to be quite satisfying to paint. I am really pleased with how these pieces turned out.
4 comments:
These are very very charming, Todd! Of course I'm so drawn to the nostalgia aspect right off the bat but I linger over the composition (lovely!) with the movement and the joyous colors of childhood.
I could imagine these at any size - in fact I was surprised they are so tiny since they pack such a punch. I figured they were your typical size!
Well done!
Thanks Kathy...actually, I think these would have been easier to paint larger(for me anyway).
Always a treat to see what you r up to.....very Fordish like approach to these duckies....so much fun!
Thanks Alvin. The Fordish approach seems to come naturally.
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