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What’s shakin’ at Rodzart 9-12-2009

September 12, 2009 on 6:56 pm | In Da Newz from Rod | No Comments

What’s shakin’ at Rodzart 9-12-2009

Hi folks. I hope everyone has had a good week. It sure seems to have gone by quickly.

I finished one new painting this week, Expression 951, a black, white and blue painting on a gray 18 X 24 canvas; I also did a couple of 5 X 7’s and some ACEO’s which will be showing up on ETSY pretty soon.

I’m going to take a little time here to explain the process I used to create “Expression 951”. Again, there’s no title because I want you to decide what you see, rather than have to see only what I tell you is there.

Expression 951 started as a thought. I like the way that black, white and blue work together, particularly on a gray background. That’s why I started with a gray toned canvas. Also, black plus white makes gray, which establishes a color harmony on the painting. Next I decided that I wanted to give the black and white elements contrasting motion, that’s why black goes fore-aft and white goes port-starboard. I used the blue element as an accent, to highlight what the black and white were doing.

The application of the paint itself took place over several days. I started with a black passage, and then a few hours later, after observing the canvas was telling me, I added a white passage, to compliment what had gone before.
I continued this process over the course of a week and a half. Some paintings take longer, some less. I added the blue passage on top of the last white application, and then added the last black passage over the blue. This served to tuck the blue into painting, rather than simply have it lying on top.

When I start to feel that a painting is finished I set it aside for a few days. When I come back to it, if it still seems finished, I’ll sign in, write some identifying stuff on the back of the canvas, photograph it, and voila it appears on the net.

So, there you have it, that’s pretty much how “Expression 951” came to be.

Here’s some links to remember:

For original paintings, just email me at info@rodzart.com
For original paintings sold at auction go to:
http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=85

Original works on paper can be purchased at:
http://rodzart.etsy.com

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http://www.artwanted.com/rodzart
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To obtain fine art prints, framed or unframed:
http://rod-schneider.fineartamerica.com