{"id":1228,"date":"2014-04-25T09:01:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T16:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alleyartstudio.com\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2017-05-01T23:03:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T23:03:00","slug":"it-takes-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=1228","title":{"rendered":"It Takes Courage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It takes courage to cover up a completed painting, but it’s something I have learned to do. The question is why do I do it. In one instance, it was because of a technical problem: the black paint wasn’t drying and when I went to put on the final coat of cold wax, it began lifting the paint and the painting was ruined. That board was put into the pile of available boards<\/em> for use in the future.<\/p>\n

\""Searching<\/a>
“Searching For His Lost Life,” formerly a painting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Searching For His Lost Life<\/em> became Where the Road Ends<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\""Where<\/a>
“Where the Road Ends, 24×24 plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This piece made it into my Slightly Off Kilter<\/em><\/strong> show last year, but when the show came down, I realized I wasn’t in love with the painting, so once again, it went into the available boards<\/em> pile. I recently completed yet another painting, Something More Was Required<\/em>. Yes, something more was required and I think that painting has come full circle. With the initial layer of plaster and multiple layers of oil and cold wax, this 24×24 piece is getting pretty heavy. From Searching For His Lost Life<\/em>, to Where the Road Ends<\/em>, it is now Something More Was Required<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\""Something<\/a>
“Something More Was Required,” 24×24 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another recent transformation came when I took an 8×8-inch piece, To the Center of Silence<\/em>, and transformed it into A Dark Curtain Against the Sky<\/em>. I liked the original well enough, but it was a bit too yellow and wasn’t dynamic enough.<\/p>\n

\""To<\/a>
“To the Center of Silence,” 8×8 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""A<\/a>
“A Dark Curtain Against the Sky,” 8×8 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then there was Beachcombing<\/em>. I loved the little niche filled with treasures, but it read a bit too precious<\/em>. And the colors were a bit jarring.<\/p>\n

\""Beachcombing,"<\/a>
“Beachcombing,” 24×24, plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled board with niche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, I scrapped and dug out the found objects and sea shells, sanded the board, and transformed it into Things Still Remembered<\/em>.I haven’t filled the niche yet as that takes a whole different level of creativity. What is tucked into a niche is very powerful.<\/p>\n

\""Things<\/a>
“Things Still Remembered,” 24×24, plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled panel (with niche).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, one more example. I did a couple of pages in my art journal, which I liked and thought would translate nicely into a painting.<\/p>\n

\"Initial<\/a>
Initial inspiration in my art journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So I loosely painted it onto a 30×30-inch cradled panel (after painting over another painting I had been working on for awhile – look at the big panel behind me in the first photo of this post – that’s what was on the board before I took the journal page and painted it onto the panel). It sat for a long time and I thought I liked it. In fact, it was ready to go to the gallery.<\/p>\n

\"On<\/a>
On the easel, thinking it was about complete.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But something was niggling at me, so I took it back into my studio and began revamping it. It became something entirely different.<\/p>\n

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And then I kept going.<\/p>\n

\"In<\/a>
In transition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And going.<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail from a “Stoking a Small Steady Flame.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And going.<\/p>\n

\""Stoking<\/a>
“Stoking a Small Steady Flame, 30×30 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Stoking A Small Steady Flame<\/em> was born and now hangs at Guardino Gallery<\/em><\/a> in Portland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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