Acrylic on Canvas Panel
I stumbled on this panel, that I'd painted about a year ago. I couldn't help but notice that it looked quite washed out, and there weren't any real dark darks. So, I thought I'd just paint over the piece and see if it would be improved by beefing up the contrast.
I don't know that it wound up any "better", but I do like the increased contrast and the better definition of cool shadows. I might try this with a few other close failures from last year. Should be interesting.
Yes! It was nice before and now it's gorgeous. I really like the way the palm tree pops now too. Don't see them as failures, rather more like roughs or a beginning platform for your advancing levels of painting!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you didn't paint over the piece! It has such good lines. The palm trees pull it all together. I think it's a fantastic job.
ReplyDeleteNote to self...never throw away reject paintings. Just rework them!