Jun 14, 2016
Media: Acrylic on 1.5 x 8 x 6 inch gallery wrapped canvas
Size: 8x6 in
Finally! The llama is finished. 'A Llama Named Piet' took several years to complete. It began life first as a sketch on a primed canvas and then was 'clothed' in two different under paintings. (I even blogged about the painting in November of 2014). Like always, I didn't exactly know the direction Piet should take. The llama's neck is fashioned out of modeling paste to give is texture and depth. His background is in homage to Piet Mondrian, in a way. It is more simplistic so as not to detract from the llama's organic shapes and details. The painting reminds me of the panel of a brightly colored comic strip. Finally! The llama is finished. 'A Llama Named Piet' took several years to complete. It began life first as a sketch on a primed canvas and then was 'clothed' in two different under paintings. (I even blogged about the painting in November of 2014). Like always, I didn't exactly know the direction Piet should take. The llama's neck is fashioned out of modeling paste to give is texture and depth. His background is in homage to Piet Mondrian, in a way. It is more simplistic so as not to detract from the llama's organic shapes and details. The painting reminds me of the panel of a brightly colored comic strip. |