Monday, May 14, 2018

Painting Your Situation



This week I'm facing a re-do of my aortic valve replacement.  The first replacement was too small, and I've developed breathing problems again.  Keep me in mind on Thursday.

One night, I couldn't sleep, so I got up and decided to paint a rather abstracted version of a heart.  I worked from a diagram but did no drawing first.  I avoided painting with red except for the very small area where the aortic valve is located.  I painted directly on the paper.

The abstract design is centered on the darks.  The high contrast sets off the white heart and arteries.

So, have a go at painting alla prima, directly on the page.  It will be liberating!