Untitled in Greens
Oil on board 20x20"
Bridget Hunter 2012
A painting from a photo taken last year at Culzean. I've changed it from landscape to square format because, being a bit "Scroogelike", I had a frame that size and shape from another painting and wanted to use it. No real artistic reason then - more a case of needs must !!
I'm at a loss as to thoughts for a title. It's a view of a field at Culzean at a time when lush greens, due to our sometimes wet climate, were everywhere.
There is no gold in the painting and I don't know why it appears as if there is.
My photo used as a reference.
Sometimes the lighting does weird things to our photos and paintings! How did you find painting a landscape on a square?
ReplyDeleteI actually enjoy the square more than a rectangle canvas. Can't tell you why really.
A lot of people prefer square now - but I just got used to a rectangle. I enjoyed it though and thought I might have go at a longer thinner landscape. I've been looking at Ivon Hitchens again and he used it frequently. I think you are obviously very comfortable with a square and use it very very successfully.
DeleteYou've spun gold out of the reference, Bridget. Very beautiful and a very different palette to usual.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Robyn. I was trying to replace my ceruleum Blue which was done but the artshop only had Windsor Blue (green shade) - a colour I've never used before. It's very very powerful but I loved the greens it made when mixed with ochre or burnt sienna or cadmium yellow.
DeleteThis is excellent! I love how you've abstracted the landscape while retaining your reaction to it.
ReplyDeleteI've been working in a square format for quite awhile now. I think we are drawn to this shape because of the old Polaroid format of photos. Then again, our attraction could be connected to our looking out of windows.
Love. It!
p. s. I've been thinking about your question on titling. Sometimes, as I'm viewing a painting, or even during the process of painting, a word of description, a link to an experience, or even a play on the actual location name can inspire a title. Why, one could even title a painting according to what snacks or libation one is enjoying at the time. :-) Whatever you decide, the painting is lovely.
Thankyou Melinda - you may be right about the photo shape.
ReplyDeleteYou use titles so well - so thankyou for the information on your thought processes. You've given me a lot to think about.
Apologies to the artist who kindly sent a comment. I'm afraid I got muddled with this new blogger layout and pressed the deleted button instead of the publish one. So your lovely comment has been lost.
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