OK that's it for Fantasy for a while, I feel a need to try some new things aimed more at the gallery market. I normally do this at the beginning of the year but...
I have gone back to one of my favourite subjects, disused or run down petrol (gas) stations. I kind of know what I want to do with this but I have so many competing things I want to try that it is difficult narrowing down what I want to do with this one. I know it will be about a strong design and colour but also want to knock it all back with semi-transparent glazes which could turn out to be a mess but I'm sure I'll learn a lot from it!
This is the tonal underpainting stage using my usual mix of Burnt Sienna and Winsor Violet but this time with Alizarin Crimson too as I am planning this picture to be about red, a colour that I love to use but have been unable so far to come up with something satisfying yet.
Oil on mdf 18 1/2" x 18 1/2".
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