and I began painting :O :O
With oil paint :O :O :O
(oil paint on paper, A3, WIP)
This was inspired after I saw a mushroom cloud. Not in real life, otherwise I'd be dead and typing this out would be really difficult. No, I was just link bouncing on the net and saw a picture of one. And as I like juxtaposing different things together, I introduced a lady with an umbrella. I like the calm and the chaos being played out here.
I'm only 2 days deep into this piece so it's not finished, but I had to post it even if nobody sees it because I'm quite happy with how it's turning out. I still feel like taking it down in tone a little. Make it darker, a little more sinister. Oil paints take longer to dry fully, way longer than I'm normally used to with acrylic, but what is nice is that it was still wet and workable after leaving it for 8 hours while I went to sleep. Blending it is fun too, I like being able to blend the paint when it's already applied. What's doing my head in at the moment is cleaning the paint brushes and then wiping them down so they don't thin out the paint I've already applied. If only I could just run it under the tap like a water based paint. Oh, I also can't just rush through it like I normally do with acrylic. My palette looks pretty though. Messy as hell, but pretty :)
I am painting this on paper. I know, I have a canvas just itching to be blessed but I really didn't want to mess it up with something that is essentially just an experiment with a completely alien medium. Let me get a few more of these done before I commit.
Today is the hottest day so far in London. BBC news said max temps will hit 31°C. Looks like rain again...
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