pastel and warpaint

[NeptunesHeat]

Trying to simplify - at least at the start of a painting.

#47, 24x18in, acrylic on board. Instead of lines, painted areas, and used pastel colors to reduce contrasts. The yellow is lighter IRL, I am camera challenged.




#48, 24x18in, acrylic on board, "War Paint"



Started as simple areas, then read the shape became a skull, added some war paint and cracks. I had just looked at a bunch of pictures by Basquiate, so probably a little subconscious influence.

C+C welcomed.

Chuck

[darkwolf29]

Sir, these are beautiful!!

I read the first as, sort of, a camo pattern. Of course, I love camo patterns, so I see them a lot. LOL

And the second just makes me think. I, too, see the skull. And it makes me think of war and the battle between good and evil.

Well Done.

[NeptunesHeat]

Hello Senwiz, thanks for the compliments! Pastel camo - I wonder what the application of that would be for?

I keep trying new painting techniques as I explore abstracts and its a lot of fun. I'm thinking the 3D look to areas has some more potential.

Chuck

[timE]

I thought the title of the top one was war paint. That would make a lot more sense to me than the other one. I am not really seeing a skull in the second one, well it doesn't really read as one to me. I like it for its interacting symbiosis it has going on.

[Katie Black]

Hi Chuck, I like both of them a lot, the pastel colours of the first work really well and with an interesting design, whilst the second has such strong powerfull colours that really make you sit up and notice!

[NeptunesHeat]

Tim and Katie, thanks for commenting. The experiments continue.

Chuck

[jumper]

Very nice, Chuck. I like number 2 the best. It's very powerful!

[PushingPixels]

The second one made me smile the paint truely looks like it is trying to wrestle with the oposing color. both are good

[Sean T.]

I love the colors in the first one.

[NeptunesHeat]

Jump, Push and Sean - thank you for your comments. Chuck