Thursday, February 26, 2015

painting over an old painting

River's Edge, 24x18, 2005
If you follow my blog instead of stumbling upon today's post by accident, you know that I am repainting big old pastels from 2005. This one is River's Edge. I painted a small study of it yesterday and changed it quite a bit from the way I looked at things ten years ago. I decided to unframe the painting and use the paper (Wallis Belgium Mist) for a new scene using two small studies I did for a larger version of Dappled Path.

           Studies 3 and 4  Purchase

After I brushed and vacuumed off as much pastel as I could from the original painting, I applied acrylic with a 2 inch house painting brush using the small studies as a loose reference for the composition.

This is the new painting about 70% complete. Notice my very limited number of pastels - an added challenge. These are the only ones that are not packed up for the move.

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4 comments:

  1. Judy BakerFriday, February 27, 2015 at 7:48:00 AM PST

    I happened upon your art and blog about a week ago and am enjoying both! Beautiful work!

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  2. Barbara Benedetti NewtonFriday, February 27, 2015 at 8:11:00 AM PST

    Welcome Judy and thanks for your comment.

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  3. AnonymousFriday, February 27, 2015 at 1:30:00 PM PST

    i am struck by the huge change in your style....i love the newer work so much, so loose and impressive.

    i'm still very new to this medium - i love it, and i'm trying very hard to find my own style.....it is helpful to see how artists change over the years, thanks!

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  4. Barbara Benedetti NewtonFriday, February 27, 2015 at 2:11:00 PM PST

    Hello Big Hill Pottery. The difference you see in this post is a span of 10 years of continuous painting. Also, these larger pieces are gallery work so ten years ago that was the kind of work that I was showing and selling in galleries but I am always experimenting. Some of my smaller work from 10 years ago is every bit as loose as my larger work is now. Thanks for your comment. Happy painting to you.

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