Jan 21st, Something different

 

I've brought a new liquitex 3" paintbrush and it's amazing!  it leaves broad brush strokes, carries a good amount of mixed paint and I can make lines with it using the side edge.

Tried it out on a standard prepped canvas board to try something new.

I've also started using medical-grade, non allergenic gloves because I tended to assume that if I'm just holding a brush, my hands aren't getting messy - but they always are, because I hold rags and wash everything afterwards so my hands were suffering. 

I'd had some cheap decorating disposable gloves but they got hot inside and didn't fit brilliantly, and water ran up them if you washed brushes and rags out.

I've blurred a photograph of me and my son, sketched it out and started painting.

I'm trying to get a much softer image where your eye makes the connections between shapes and tones.

I'm finding that when I add the sharper details, thats where I'm losing movement and emotion from my work.  

My aim is to pull out some details but not in the same way. 

Its going well so far......

My son isn't a fan of having photos taken, he's not on any social media and although he's super friendly it's a challenge to get out and about because he prefers being at home.  He's more dependent on me than my girls were at the same age.  This painting somehow allows me to share him, his personality and one of our moments without exposing him.

He's protected behind my shoulder but very present in the composition.