Well, after the communication breakdown with my commission clients, contact was restored when I learnt that they had come back from holiday and were ready to proceed. The painting above was the second one they liked ( I posted their other preferred painting earlier). I feel that this one could be developed further, but I am not sure how far they want to venture into the descriptive. I have asked for a second meet to look at their preferred options and ways I can further develop them.
This second one was another sketch I submitted. I feel that there are aspects in all the sketches which could be brought into the final pieces, hopefully making them stronger. Anyway, they have promised a deposit today and I will move ahead and purchase the canvases, as they are bigger than my usual ones and they didnt want me to make them, which was a pity, as I have plenty of unstretched canvas and wood to make the stretchers.
Other abstracts are available on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com
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Both look promising and in both you have chosen a very appealing palette. The use of contrasting colors in the upper image comes into its own.
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Thanks Friedrich they are part of a set of five sketches and I used a different palette in each, informed by the subject matter and setting, to try and judge the client’s tastes. Now I am awaiting some input so that I can work out what I should develop and what I should quietly drop.
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That’s an interesting challenge. Good luck with your project!
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………………….Graham,
The May 12 Falling Waters top image was right on target.
This image looks like a guard post in a prison.
Good Luck !
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But not just any guard post, a FLW guard post. Well, it is just a sketch.
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Both are truly beautiful and masterpieces in their own right! Great art 👍
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Thanks Simone – though I wouldnt go that far – they are only exploratory sketches.
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To my eyes they are beautiful! 😊
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I think the top image looks great!
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Thanks Margaret. Not so sure about it myself. But it’s what the customer wants. They picked it out as something to go forward with. I am hoping to get another meet with them to talk it through before I put paint to canvas.
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