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Title: 4:5 (Blue)
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Date: November 24, 2017
Size: 16" X 24"
Medium: Acrylic
Description: Acrylic on Canvas
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Status: Available
The sound file is the polyrhythm 4:5
There are 8 repeats of the polyrhythm.
The bass drum signals the beginning of each repeat.
The high-pitched bell represents the top spaces of the painting.
The low-pitched bell represents the bottom spaces of the painting.
4:5 (Blue) – Notes
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felt a little rushed to get these two pictures (Lines & Blue) done before Karen returned from Oshawa
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used only blue oil paints (with white for tinting)
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discovered a new finishing/ mixing technique that I call skimming
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needs to be done with a thick painting knife with very little blade flex
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lightly skim the blade across the canvas with a fast motion
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the squiggles work best with a very flexible blade with a firmer motion – Curry’s angled painting knives?
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need to experiment with short fast squiggles vs long slow squiggles (used a bit of this technique in Kaboom)
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used beige masking tape to hold orange tape on back of canvas frame
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need to try green tape – might be sufficiently strong & be easier to remove
