Allow me to fill in the gap with answering to why I paint on black. I can remember, as a young girl just starting to draw, I preferred using chalk or white pencil on dark paper. In my early 20's, I always used pastels or colored pencils on dark paper. Years later, when I started to paint again, I used acrylic on black. Oddly enough, I guess I've always preferred to do it that way in whatever I used. I guess early on I realized even a dull still-life or human skin 'emerged' out of the dark and made for a more interesting piece. I thought so anyway.
Another crucial point, for me, is I can see the colors more accurately when I paint on black - what goes down stays down. The result is that I rarely go back and rework any of it, which makes for a quicker process, which is a good thing.
Karin,
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing why you paint on black. You said you have also used acrylic. With acrylics fast drying feature why do you choose oils?
I chose to paint with oils the first day I had a separate studio - it was something that I wanted to learn after seeing a friend's work months before. It didn't matter that it was a slower drying process - I tend to start and finish a painting in one sitting, probably a habit from using acrylics - but I quickly learned that oils were meant for me. There's a luminosity that I never got before - the blending was easier - the color combinations are endless. Aside from all that, I think I had a firm idea in the beginning of how I wanted to paint - to get away from the hyper-realism and stay loose - and most of all to use oils for what they were meant for.
ReplyDeleteKarin, I enjoy looking at you daily painting. They are an inspiration to me. you are my hero. I am just getting back into painting after several years absence. I sold my custom framing shop at the beginning of the year and I am trying to complete a painting a day. I would like to know what you use to cover you canvases with black.
ReplyDeleteThank you, wbk
Wanda - I use black gesso on the masonite. Thank you for asking and for the kind words. I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteYou mean there is a black gesso? Thank you for responding. and i love the little princess you did today.
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