Sketchy Sketch!

Sketch of an Apple on White Cloth, 2006, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 6 inches
I'm back! I think! It's been a while since I've done a painting of any sort. Too many things going on at once and it hasn't given me the time to work on my painting, last night I forced myself to paint something. It feels good. I have been in a bad mood the last couple of weeks since I haven't painted and now that nasty feeling is gone. For this sketch I wanted to stay away from the central or single subject still life. But I didn't want to get too complicated, so I ended up again with a single subject; an apple. I did try to make it different by setting the apple atop a white cloth. I decided at the very beginning that this will be a sketch to familiarize myself with the subject that will be a more polished painting. Reason why I didn't worry too much about details, instead I just wanted to get shapes and colors going to give me an idea of how it might, or not, work. This allowed me to apply paint loosely, a style of painting I'm still not too comfortable with. I do like the effects of thick paint but my hand feels strange when working this way.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Glad your back to painting. It's easy to get distracted.
Luis Colan said…
Thanks Bob, I was beginning to worry that I might go too long and confortable without painting, thank God that's changed.
Louis Boileau said…
Yeah baby!...loose!!
Very Cezanne!
Takeyce said…
Very nice, Luis!
Takeyce said…
Very nice, Luis!
Anonymous said…
...thanks for introducing me to Brice Marden (a few posts ago). I agree, great work!
Luis Colan said…
Louis, I had a feeling you might enjoy this painting, and thank you very much for that Cezanne comment even though I don't deserve to be in the same sentece with him.

Takeyce thank you for looking at my work.

JRMedia thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed Marden's work.

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