Last night my new friend
James Neville, who's experimenting with paint in ways similar to mine, came over to see how I paint. We met at an event at which Meghan was reading some of her work a week or so ago, so this was the first time he'd seen any of my paintings in person. Below are some pictures of what I did while he was here last night. It started off as an abstract set of exercises to show him how certain techniques worked, but it gradually turned into a landscape I'm calling
"Two Old Souls."
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| "Two Old Souls" Jason Burrell 2011. Acrylic on Canvas. 20" x 16" |
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| Close up of where the grass meets the stream. I love the bare canvas. |
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| More great blank space around one of the trees... |
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| ... and a closeup of the plant at the base of the other one. |
So that's what I did last night. I think I might paint some more today. I went to the neurologist this morning and got the clean bill of health I needed before I could get back to work tomorrow, so I want to take full advantage of the time remaining to me. My model should be here in 20 minutes or so. I figured, what the hell- I haven't painted a landscape in a while either, so why not a nude? I'm lucky to have a model who texts me when she's in the area just in case I feel like working today.
Katie's definitely my favourite model right now. Both her carriage and her timing are perfect.
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