For the first time since receiving it as a present on my 21st birthday, I finally used my Artist's Easel to paint a fairly large canvas. It's been around 3 years since I painted anything bigger than around A4, so the jump up to A2 was quite a daunting prospect, but it turned out I actually really enjoyed the freedom this afforded.
Whilst keeping with the marine theme, this painting intentionally does not focus on any form of marine life, and instead is all about the light. One of my favourite lessons from my fine art degree was learning about Chiaroscuro, which relates to the portrayal of light and dark; creating depth and mood. Alongside this, a good composition is also one of the aspects that I try to ensure my work has, and so I hope this has come across in the following painting.
This painting is not entirely finished (there are few tweaks still required), but here's a record of the progression from the start - I apologise for the poor quality of the images - unfortunately I didn't quite allow for my height in relation to that of the easel, and so the phots are slightly angled! When I post a final picture I will ensure that it is clear!
As always, comments are welcome! I'll hopefully be updating this blog post in the next few days with the final images!
Caroline