Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Summer Gorillas

I wanted to do a smaller version of my gorilla painting from 2011 finding the same impact and using larger sized forms.
Starting with sketches from zoo visits.

Using reds, gold and burnt umber.

Looking at these photos now I wish I had stopped at this phase - or the previous one.

Not completely satisfied, I stopped here. July 2013

In October I was thinking of textiles and repeat patterns and William Morris and reworked this painting. - that's how I thought of it. Looking at it here - seeing it with the previous photos - I have to say I painted over it instead of reworked it.
 24" x 30", acrylic on canvas. 2013.

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