This is another version of a painting I posted earlier in the year. I felt that painting was too well defined for the subject and the range of colours too distracting and gaudy. I liked the concept and the array of figures, I just needed to present it differently.
So I painted this rougher version, restraining the colours and giving it the air of an exuberant jam session which is what I am trying to portray. I may have gone too far, but I’ll give it a road test at our pop-up exhibition today and see what the punters think – if anything.
Next week I am putting some local scenes, as a theme, into the window of my framer, so I need to pull back my local scenes from the pop-up and gather them for the framer’s show. This means that I will be trying out a range of styles and subjects at the pop-up. After a promising start there, things have gone a bit flat so perhaps a shake up is needed.
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I love the notes hanging in the air!
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Wow, Graham, I absolutely love the composition and the loosness of your application, wonderful work!
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Thanks Tiffany. It’s loose, but is it effective? Time will tell.
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Nice painting, I really like how you added the keyboard in like a montage!!
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Thanks Shawn. In reality it is four montages superimposed to give a feeling of activity and movement.
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