Sea Glass Hunting
8 x 10
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Going over brush strokes
People "doing what people do" at the beach is one of my favorite subjects. I did this fairly quickly one morning this week and was pretty happy with it. It made a strong statement. Then today, I went back at it. I should know better. Whenever I do that, the painting looses it's freshness and sense of immediacy. I'm realizing that whenever I "go over" a nice thick purposeful brush stroke, I suck the life right out if it! You pretty much have to get it right the first time and then leave it alone. And that's tough!
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I like this. I can't tell here, though, so it's not wrecked!
ReplyDeleteAmen to the 'reworking'. A sure way to kill a painting!