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Last week I shared with my readers
the story behind my study in black and white mark making.
Like my favorite artist, Franz
Kline, I love large gestural marks, especially simple
black on white. Unfortunately for me, they aren’t as easy to execute as they
might look. It seems I am too much in my own head and I need to loosen up.
I did a bit of
research and I found a possible solution. It seems if I practice making larger, looser strokes I will build muscle memory. According to Wikipedia, “…when a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is
created for that task, eventually allowing it to be performed without
conscious effort.”
So I began a study in black and white mark making.
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After working at it about two weeks I have seen an improvement. In addition, I now have a
good supply of interesting marks on watercolor paper. I've decided to add layers
of color to a few of them. I am loving the results.
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The one I am sharing with you
today started as just four marks of black india ink. At first I just added a
bit of watery acrylic paint.
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After looking at it for a couple
more days I decided to try making marks using some highlighters I had laying around.
It went through a few different stages before I was completely happy with it. A bit of distressing happened here...
More black ink, graphite and marker.
Finally I decided to add a few more colors, and a bit more white.
I finished it by adding some random marks using my
favorite art supply, Neocolor
II water-soluble wax oil pastels by Caran d’Ache. I love the look of their strokes over paint.
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Here is the finished piece.
As
always I love to share a few detail photos as well.
(I love how they look together!)
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Prints of "Ombi-onyce" detail photos
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You can see my daily updates on Instagram
Prints and some
originals in this series are available for purchase.
Contact me if you
are interested - sales@sgturnerart.com
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