Three Windmills

"Three Windmills"

Acyrilic on Canvas

approx. 30 x 22cm

This one was done quite quickly. It didn't take very much observation, and there's not much attention to detail. I simply slapped on paint in a haphazard way to create the impression of a stormy sky. On its own it looks pretty rubbish, but add in a horizontal ground and some silouettes of vertical, angular windmills for contrast, and everything fits into place nicely. This wasn't supossed to have any meaning, but when I look at it now, it does kinda have the same theme as my other storm painting, although this time its more about mans dependancy on nature, rather than the threat from it. Both times there has been big visual contrasts between the man-made objects and nature, so it's perfect to use as symbols.

Final Swan Pond

"Swan Pond"

Oil on Canvas

approx. 40 x 60cm

Well, this is my final swan pond piece, and if you ask me, its a wee bit of a let down. Now don't get me wrong, its ok as a stand-alone piece, but I did so many study paintings and sketches for this final painting I would have hoped it would be better. I've already posted some of my swan pond studies on the blog and I think some of them are better than the final painting! To be fair I had to rush it a bit because my deadline was coming straight round the corner at me. It just goes to show though, sometimes you are better just being spontaneous and diving straight into the final piece, rather than doing all the developments like the teachers want. By the way, I've finaly posted my review of my storm painting below.