New paintings well underway now, four much larger canvas 75cm x 75cm , three boards and some very small canvas boards. Here initial layers put down to give a rough outline of composition and tonal contrasts. These can be adjusted as I go, using intuition and aesthetic feelings to guide. First layers are quite thin and following layers will get thicker with more oil paint to give a richness and lasting quality.
Here. some of the preliminary ideas, colour swatches and small boards trying out some compositions and effects. Really enjoying some ultramarine blue, quite a change from my usual turquoise.
