New paintings and regular art updates.
I had these two paintings together and I realised they both represent waves. Water waves in my copy of Hokusai’s Great Wave of Kanagawa, and the waves in the atmosphere of Jupiter with it’s Great Red spot (and they are both ‘Great’ too). If I don’t sell them I am going to hang them together if I can find the space. The Hokusai on the left flowing into Jupiter on the right. X
A painting of Jupiter I did about seven years ago. My friend had a craft centre and this was for sale at her shop. It went to a good home. I always thought the pattern I painted looked a bit like knitting!
His came up on my Facebook memories. I have done so many paintings that I often forget what I have done! This was a large acrylic on canvas. I like the way it appears to be floating in the window. X
Ten years ago, and before that, I was painting Jupiter. I love the planet, though its atmosphere is hellishly difficult to paint, swirls that meld into one another, colours that blend and merge.
I think I said it was like knitting the painting, because I built it up band by band.
Now I want to do more in the astronomical area. I’m thinking of painting on perspex if I can get the right effects. I woukd do something like the ‘pillars of creation’ dusty nebula. I am thinking of having different layers. How I would display it, and how accurate it would be? I don’t know-yet!
I’m trying to paint the Great red spot of Jupiter and I’m using the photo on the right as a basis of it. The painting is more angled than straight on and so the red spot has a bit of curvature to it, as if the view point is down and to the right of the original photo….. But oh! Those waves and swirls, so hard to render!
Might add a moon or its shadow, thinking about it. Having a rest, still feel ill! Grr….
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Mallaband-Brown