Playing Around (with Mitchell again)

I have had this image of a Mitchell Johnson painting 

hanging in my studio for over a year now. 

Truro (Blue and Yellow) 

2012 22 x 28 oil on linen

by Mitchell Johnson

Then yesterday, I found this photo

I took in Truro in 2001.  

 (before digital) 

and thought I'd play around a little.  

I realized my fascination with MJ's paintings is the texture. 

( he uses a dry brush and a linen surface? )

I painted this on my usual canvas board, using lots of paint. 

Then took a palette knife 

to blur the lines and simplified the shapes.

Interesting. 

At best.  

Truro (pink) 

10 x 12 

oil