Saturday, January 15, 2011

First black and white encaustic

Maybe I shouldn't be so fussy about the images of my paintings that this little camera produces. I started exploring abstract about a yr ago, and the results weren't to my liking. I used to use an abstract background and place a figure or a face somewhere in it. I was thinking today, that I was doing that, not only because I love the face and figure, but to somehow ground the painting with a strong focal point. I'm still working to incorporate tension, space, a focal point, contrast in tone in a compostion that appeals to me.


Here's the circle again. I edited in Iphoto, which I've never learned until now. I pumped up the contrast. It seems hard to me to take a picture of a painting and have it look as I see it in reality. This photo re-editing of contrast doesn't show the visual depth of the tone and the surface.


10 x 10 encaustic on cradled panel


                                

7 comments:

  1. I really, really like this piece! The flow is fabulous!

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  2. What a beautiful piece, Jann. Looks "done" to me.

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  3. Thank you, Mary! What's up now is reworked from the original post. Somehow when I posted here, I could see what it needed.

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  4. Wonderful piece here. I can get a sense of the depth and details with the enlargements. Must be even better in person.

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  5. Thanks again, Seth! . . encaustics look a little flat with my camera. Am starting tomorrow to take a photography class to learn how to use my new camera.

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