I did it! I actually painted an abstract painting with very little color. And it was so much fun. I took a different approach to this painting. I started off with some medium gloss gel and tissue paper and applied it to the canvas to create a lot of texture. I then painted layers of taupe and gray paint followed by layers of off-white paint. Then I added black paint and more off-white. The entire painting was created with a palette knife and I loved it.
Ok. The above paragraph has a few little white lies. The statement "but it was so much fun" is not a little white lie. It's a big white lie. The same applies to the statement "... and I loved it". This was not fun and I did not love it. This was hard. But I like it. I am very happy with the outcome. I just hope the person that buys it know that I poured 100% in to this one. I mean, it did take me four days. And yes, there are lots of layers on this one. I chose the title "Restless" after my husband rejected my first choice "Frustration". Other titles under consideration were "Angry" and "Annoyance". Good thing I was overruled. And by the way, my husband likes this one too. I hope you do as well.
11 Comments
1/17/2016 02:07:25 am
Wow, Leslie I think it has turned out beautifully! The texture is fabulous and the colours - or lack of - are fantastic! All the effort was worth the final outcome.
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Leslie Saeta
1/17/2016 07:51:53 am
Thanks Wendy! It was a great experience. Well. Kind of.
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Jo Nagorka
1/17/2016 05:45:01 am
I love your honesty!!! I love your colorful paintings too - because I love color - but you did a wonderful job on this one, and I love the title! Thank you again for encouraging others to create!
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Leslie Saeta
1/17/2016 07:52:41 am
Thanks Jo. It was a struggle as I love color too!
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1/17/2016 07:28:57 am
This was worth the wait! I love the black and white with all that wonderful texture created by the tissue. It is a very lovely and striking painting.
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Leslie Saeta
1/17/2016 07:53:35 am
Thanks Sherri! You are too kind. I had never used the tissue paper before. I will definitely use it again!
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Leslie Saeta
1/17/2016 10:59:57 pm
Thanks Teri. I agree that I learned a lot in the four days. And I really appreciate your kind comments.
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Leslie Saeta
1/17/2016 11:00:59 pm
I agree Robin. It does kind of grab you. And I really appreciate your comment!
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janice
1/18/2016 03:53:42 am
Nice Donna...you g girl
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