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Dear Subscribers,
Surprise! Off-schedule newsletter. Here is the making of a new painting
for a show opening this Friday: Large Works at Gallery 1261.
Over the years I've found that in order to sustain momentum in my
practice I need to force myself into a state of constant learning. It's
what makes this creativity thing interesting. So I try to break things:
my methods, preconceptions, subject matter. My latest thing is to have
several paintings in progress at the same time, something I've never
done before. So in the midst of some tighter and smaller paintings I
followed the voice of the muse and went big with lots of paint.
This little 6x6 painting from 2014 has stuck in my mind because of its
simplicity and clarity. I decided to try a version of this theme again,
but huge.
The Grape (6x6, 2014)
The Grape (6x6, 2014)
Below is a 40in x 30in panel. After the loose layout I started by
literally squeezing paint from the tube directly on the panel, and
spreading it around with a knife. So liberating.
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See what I mean?:
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(Alkyd-based oil paint this time. I use alkyds in around half of my
paintings.)
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Below are the knives I used to make this painting. Much larger than the
type of knife I normally use. A big Liquitex and a Holbein MX no. 11
(my normal knife is Holbein MX no. 1)
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And the shine while applying the varnish:
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And the finished 40in x 30in painting:
Dominion
Dominion
Debuting in Large Works at Gallery 1261
July 22nd - August 20th
Reception this Friday July 22 6-9pm
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1261 Delaware St.
Denver, CO 80204
303-571-1261 | 888-626-1261
Email info@gallery1261.com for inquiries
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Thanks for reading -David
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