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May 8, 2019
Media: oil on gessoboard
Size: 6x6 in
6 x 6 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - It is important to me to try to stay
loose without making the image obscure or inaccurate. We are used to
looking at photographs with backgrounds a little out of focus. Our eyes
don't work that way because they dart around a scene making everything
feel like it is in focus. On the other hand our familiarity with photos
means in a painting you can draw attention to the foreground by being a
bit vague with the paint on the background. I think this portrait of
another bearded iris, demonstrates this point.
6 x 6 inches - Oil on Gessoboard - It is important to me to try to stay
loose without making the image obscure or inaccurate. We are used to
looking at photographs with backgrounds a little out of focus. Our eyes
don't work that way because they dart around a scene making everything
feel like it is in focus. On the other hand our familiarity with photos
means in a painting you can draw attention to the foreground by being a
bit vague with the paint on the background. I think this portrait of
another bearded iris, demonstrates this point.
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Available Paintings by Gary Westlake
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