Pisces - Value Phase
Added 2018-01-31 01:13:12 +0000 UTCGetting to this point usually means I've got a clear picture on where I'm headed but this time, not so much. This happens to me sometimes when I put a lot of work into my sketch. When I'm shy about making changes to the sketch, I start getting too precious with the piece overall. At every step, I need to be willing to innovate and be surprised. Having elements of a piece settled too early in the process prevents me from making visual leaps that can define the look of the painting. Instead, I've been trying to not ruin my drawing. Many of the changes I made after this point were made much more cautiously than normal, which not only prolonged the painting but made me unsure about posting its current progress.
Looking at this now, I can see where it went but at the time I was feeling decidedly un-visionary. A lot of time was spent flipping through my reference folders hoping that a color scheme and a composition would pop out at me from some other unrelated work. The little window of light at the top of this progress shot was added in a desperate attempt at stealing a composition from a Beksinski painting. Gladly, that didn't stick. As the painting progressed, I was able to develop a dynamic composition on my own without having to borrow from my influences.
