My Latest Project - Bon Dia
My artistic pursuits have become somewhat of a duplicity. On the one hand, I paint for people who commission a piece, for a charitable cause, or a gift for friends and family.. On the other hand, I am exploring different styles continuing in search of my unique artistic voice. Currently, I am painting in pop-art / cubism style which I am totally enjoying. My first series is based on iconic places in our second home of Aruba. Here is my latest piece.
1. First, I chose a reference photo for this painting. This photo was taken on one of my many rides on the north coast of Aruba at the crack of dawn. The scene is set as the sun crests the east most coastline of the island.
2. Then, I sketched the painting using geometric shapes to form the cubism style.
3. Then, I spent time paingstainkinly planning colours and placing the colours on the painting to provide contrast, blue, and expression.
4. then, I began to layer colours as planned on each cube. It seems like paint by numbers, but it is far from this as you need to make adjustments based on light, shadows, and value on the fly. It takes time and patience.
5. Then, I get in the groove of layering colours and values. It starts to come together. Slowly but slowly.
6. My last two steps are to line the shapes to accentuate them and then apply my signature icons to the bottom of the painting. Then. Done! ... Oh, then sign the final painting :-)