Fun’L (down the drain)

 

First painting using only brushes.

 

First painting using preliminary charcoal sketch.

 

Purchased a funnel to drain off & separate clear brush cleaner (thinner) from contaminated, dirty cleaner.

 

In earlier paintings, began to walk around the table while painting for ease of applying paint from a different perspective. Began to turn paintings rather than walk around the table. With Fun’L, the canvas was placed on a “lazy Susan” apparatus to make turning the painting easier.

 

Australians will recognize the counter-clockwise direction of rotation evident in the appearance of the “L” symbol as the painting goes through the funnel and “down the drain”.

 

Had a lot of fun with this one, but took a long time.

 

Notes:

• Painting was much darker than anticipated

• Black colour was introduced too early, – try progressing from light to dark (although not the recommended order)

• Paint “clumped” on brushes – try cleaning brush more frequently – after each stroke application?

• Use more paint thinner on the brush

• All but white paint was terribly old (@ 10 years?)

• Brushes were bargain basement variety hogs hair

• Surprised at how the silver, metallic-looking brush strokes pop – best viewed up close (@ 15” from Canvas)