The final painting on canvas
The final painting on canvas
Expressive Landscape Painting with Louise Balaam
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The final painting on canvas
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Ah yes, I see, thank you Louise. Yes, your video shows what can be achieved by tapping into the subconscious mind and working quickly. Now, If I could only get my own subconscious to cooperate and produce work as beautiful as yours, as opposed to the giant mess I usually end up with! Thank you for your response.
John C But this can’t really be described as the final painting, surely? In the video, Louise says that it’s the first stage. Parts, eg lower left corner, are not painted, far as I can tell. Would a gallery accept this as is? Would it be possible to show us how this is brought to completion?
Hi John, thanks for your comment. I agree there does seem to be a gap at the bottom left, which I would probably wash over with a mid-tone paint as it does stand out a bit. In answer to the larger question, in my experience galleries don’t mind areas of unpainted canvas if that’s part of the way that particular artist works – they will tend to look at the whole image and make a judgement about whether the painting as a whole reads coherently. I think as it happens I did carry on working on that painting- I’m not sure I have a photo unfortunately as it was a while ago. My intention in the video was to show that it’s possible to paint quite a large canvas in a short amount of time – you may or may not decide the painting is complete of course. I have had largish paintings which have come together remarkably quickly, and I really value the freshness that can give. It’s less usual for that to happen though!
Your comment:ove your paintings The course was so helpful for me to let lose and really think.
Thank you Louise
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Gorgeous flow of energy. Really enjoying learning about your process.
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Thanks Susan! – it’s taken me a while to find a process where I could keep that energy going all through the painting process- not always easy even now!
Thanks Jim! Glad you found it helpful. That’s a great way to put it, letting the energy of the work carry the painting…
Wonderful painting! And thanks so much for the step-by-step – outdoor to studio. You’ve given me permission to let the energy of the work carry the painting. Excellent!