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“Familiarity breeds contempt” in some cases; in the context of my oil painting endeavors, familiarity breeds comfort. “Sawtooth Near Sunnypoint #8” is signed, sealed, and delivered, another commissioned oil painting in the archives.
This means I can move into another comforting subject, one that I love to paint, although this one has its own challenges. This oil painting commission came with much freedom. The customer didn’t care what orchard as long as it is oranges, wasn’t concerned about the foothills, and after much conversation (“Really, you must care about something specific here!”), he decided that Sawtooth and Homer’s Nose made the most sense for the visible peaks. His focus is the children, and he provided good photos.
If I were a loosey-goosey painter, this would be close to finished. Alas, I am a painter who loves detail and when this dries, I will begin drawing with my paintbrushes on this Tulare County classic view.
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I much prefer detail over loosey-goosey. Impressionism doesn’t impress me!
Sharon, impressionism impresses me by the very fact that it impresses other people. And I often wonder how a painter can make dots and scribbles in unrealistic colors while standing close, and then it looks believable from a distance. A real mystery..
In the same way, I don’t understand how someone can paint a wall in detail up close, and then at a distance everything looks in perfect proportion!
Through judicious use of a tape measure, a tremendous amount of climbing down, walking back and looking, and then correcting.
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