ART, Everything you don't have to do.
Finished for now…
This has been interesting to paint working from acrylics to oils worked really well, thanks to cuckoo on Instagram for his advice.
The white stripe in the background started out as a good idea but just took over the picture, I ended up toning it down, a lot better I think.
Started my painting of John Lydon never really thought it wouldn’t end up being a painting. taking a couple of new approaches to this, first I am going to spoil the canvas before I start, the idea behind this is it takes the pressure of starting with a pristine canvas and allows you to relax before you start.
Second I am going to do the underpainting in acrylics and then move to oils, this has speeded up my process and is keeping things very fresh. Not sure how long to wait before starting with the oils have to look that one up.
Watched Lynn Barber interview John Lyden on Artsnight the other night, fascinating to see at 60, how motivated to make music and have his say about the world he still is.
I liked the idea that he now wears glasses and how this has changed his public image
Sketching some ideas and trying to understand his face this might lead to a painting.
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