Vortex
In the interests of trying out all different kinds of art styles, here is my first go at an abstract painting. As with many abstract paintings, I started with a loose concept and let the painting take it's own direction.
I was pleasantly surprised how much fun this was to do. There were originally to be 2 hands coming out of the swirl, but the top one didn't look right so I overpainted. The fingers are intentionally longer than human fingers, although I used my own had as reference for this pose.
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
- Size: 24x20"
- Completed: September 2011
- Status: Sold (info)
Additional details
- Support: Montmarte Studio series
- Paint: Winsor & Newton Artist Oils. Primed with Gesso + 2 coats acrylic black
- Coating: Temporary retouch varnish - ready for final varnish March 2012
Additional images
I was considering calling it finished around about this stage. But the lack of colour is kinda boring.
I made a frame for this painting - however the frame was too heavy to ship overseas to the buyer. Looks good though.