feet in water 2nd post

[ChrisitnaJD]

Hello Everyone-
I am very happy to be posting here and excited!
-I would like to tell everyone that my imagery is taken from Christian ideas and stories, sometimes I am afraid I am too direct. I want to mention my fiance and his father they have helped me post my artwork.
-I will say that my feet are symbolic of Christ and how he washed his disciples feet. These ideas where taken from the Bible.
-The three fish represent is Christianity what stand for the father. son and holy spirit.
-The water the the cleansing. Possibly purity of heart.
This is a monotype and I would like to take the idea and recycle it into a better piece of art a Painting in oils.
-If anyone would please send my photos of thier feet in water I would appriciate it. I'm still looking for the right photorefrence.
-Thankyou and I look forward to comments and hopefully making some friends-Chrisitna JD

[sassybird]

The symbolism is great! As a printmaker I can appreciate your monotype. No matter if you do another piece or not, keep this one! Feet are really hard to do, especially underwater since there is a distortion from the water. I will see if my hubby will let me take a pic of his for you. I like the colors and lines in this piece. I know you were probably trying to figure out how to show the water over the feet. I think Larry may be able to give you some hints on that. He is our resident water expert Thank you for sharing this with us.

[gnu]

I like the colour and line too..esp the squiggly ones!
at first glance it doesn't give the impression on water, but that's ok..it's a very unique style..really attractive and original..

[LarrySeiler]

I would definitely take pictures of feet in actual water...but I love the stylization of this.

I can picture this with delightfully thick buttery impasto oil paint, and as an art teacher (K-12) I also have a bit of apprehension. Younger painters can be stingy with their paint. Frugal and mindful of costs.

That's understanding...but a piece of art work IMHO is a bit like birthing a new life, a conception. Every life requires and deserves a full nine month development, for nurturement and the realization of full potential. That is the kind of attitude I believe Christians need to have, (and all good artists for that matter of all faiths and persuasions), but we especially wishing to be lights and examples.

If God is indeed calling us to the arts, then we are yet lights in a dark place. No stingy attitude....no room for it. Even if you have to do brownie and cookie bake sales! Get the resources you need.

If you are going to do it in acrylics, get some Liquitex Extender Gel Medium and mix almost half to half with colors. It will give the acrylic body and thickness somewhat like oils. It captures light more textured and as a body of paint and comes off more jewel like in color brilliance.

I can already imagine the near post-Impressionistic expressionistic application here of gorgeous full bodied paint. Wonderful!!!!

Give the project 110%....

Larry

[ChrisitnaJD]

Thankyou-Larry for your post I just wanted to let you know as Sassybird pointed out the piece it's a monotype so it is not paint it is ink. Well I would like to try it in paints. I'm trying to get to you plien air website. I'm still learning ALOT about color but I'm not really looking to be totally realistic or natualistic rather stylize my pieces. I'm still learning my style. I've wanted to try encausitics but I don't have the space and really don't know how they work although before I left M.I.A.D for Rockford College they offered a class in encausitcs. I know someday when I have the funds and room I will try them. I was hoping because all of your experience you could look at my trancendent fuigure under color theory. I'm hoping people can give me adive on glazing and skin tone because I don't know much about it. I fiance is much better with color but has had not time to show me how to paint skin tones. I have been fearful yes of wasting canvas and paper. Not so with this this piece I posted because it's printmaking it's ink not Paint. O.k. I'm very flattered that you like my concept. I looked at some of you wildlife painting and thought it they had very good technique and saw your skill.
But you are right when a chef goes to prepare a reciepe he does not skimp on materials. I will take light of your advice and see what I can do with this concept.