Rough drafts, compositional and design issues are worked out in the sketchbook before proceeding to the use of art supplies and other materials, as described on the Techniques page.
-from July 26th Journal:
square/rectangle motif; mirror/mirage; reflections/distortions; blurring of edges; turquoise/bright green/black; day-bright, night-dark; unknown-expectation; heat/air/water
As I review the narrative from my Journal, I begin with a realist sketch of the actual scene; referring to the heat/air/water feel, colors and ‘blurring of edges’ from my notes.
Reference to other visual possibilities from my notes, I consider this image in a square/rectangle motif; this could translate into a mosaic piece of tile or glass, painted squares (in any medium) or a mixed media collage of square and rectangle-shaped pieces.
I like to produce works in a ‘limited spectrum’ style of painting which also implements texture with the specific medium I choose. The equal luminescence procured from this way of painting will lend itself favorably to accent the mirror: reflections and mirage: distortions, noted.
To further explore the Journal and notes taken, my fourth sketch
wanders into the realm of a less literal work.
The red ball has been applied, in previous works, as a reference to inside my mind.
The dome effect up into the ‘blue’ sky and the continuation of the colored sphere underneath my mind’s horizon is simply a way to play with the context of wondering about the unknowns in the black sky above and the black water below keeping ‘reflections’ and ‘mirror’-like imaging in the design.
Aug.7th: I have decided to experiment with mixed-media on paper that will hopefully capture the distorted emotions that I first perceived on our approach to the scene. It will be a twist on glass mosaic that I am familiar with. Follow progress on the Techniques page.
