Another exercise I enjoyed because it made me paint a little looser. I felt I was not a slave to the detail; I used my studies to refer to but the final painting was built up of memories and experiments. In. The past I’ve always tried to be really specific with the light and shadow, trying to replicate it exactly in other work. But here I felt my marks were more painterly. This is what I feel I would like to try more of.
However…at what point do these relaxed, painterly marks become noisy? I need clarification on this, I think.
The painting changed when I started to work with the highlights and shadows, especially on the chair. I then added a glaze over the wallpaper and this gave a peaceful haze to the corner.
Tea and Doodles 