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| oil on 9 by 11 inch panel thin underpainting, black applied with knife |
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| oil paint on 9 by 11 inch paper same technique as first painting |
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| oil paint on 18 by 24 inch unstretched paper no underpainting, used scrapping technique note: painted over This is a record of the effect. |
Of the three attempts the first one has some impact. The colors seem to evoke something.
The second one is more of getting used to the strokes. There are some similarities to pencil drawing where pressure is key to controling line and shading.
The third painting has an interesting effect where the texture of the canvas shows through; however, it needs to dry completely before applying second layers or it will smooth out and lose the effect.