And so it begins… The work on the large painting I mentioned earlier. This painting is quite large (48x60) and is the largest project I have taken on so far. As my friend and fellow artist, Adele Castillo (http://adelecastillo.com/) predicted on my Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/LauraGibbsStudio, I am enjoying working on this large canvas.
The large blank canvas was a little daunting at first. I started with two layers of heavy texture and a number of layers of paint so far. My goal is an abstracted landscape with soothing, peaceful colors.
This is a commission piece and the client is out of town. So that I felt comfortable with the colors we were discussing, she went to a paint store and chose some paint chips to send me. I think this worked out very well as I was able to see exactly what she had in mind. The painting is to be primarily a range of blues, greens and grayed versions of these. The highlights will be soft yellows and whites.
