Day Two of painting in progess

A Quiet Moment

40"x40"x1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

If you've read my previous blog, you will see that my finished painting is completely different from what you saw in my last post.  Once the tomato plants were planted and the paint was dry, I decided to tackle the painting again.  I started to build up the layers of color and to define the composition.  After a while, the painting reached a point that felt "finished".  

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Filomena de Andrade Booth

Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Day One - a photo journal of a new painting by Filomena de Andrade Booth - Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

This is a pictorial journal of a new painting I started yesterday.  I don't start out with a preconceived idea in mind, so this is an adventure for you and me!

I stared with a textured 40"x40" canvas stretched on 1.5" deep bars.

 After a few charcoal markings on the canvas, I'm ready to start painting.

At this point I decided to go to the garden to set out my tomato plants.  The paint is still wet and I needed time to think about where to go with this.  Stay tuned to see the finished painting.  I think you'll be surprised how it ended up!

Another painting in progress by Filomena de Andrade Booth - Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

I'm enjoying taking pictures of my work in progress!  It gives me a chance to look back and see the changes and adjustments I make as I paint.  Here is my latest painting. 

 This is my prepped canvas.  I gessoed over a painting that just wasn't working out for me.  The gesso was applied thickly and then scraped with a notched tool to give it some texture.  The canvas is 30"x36".

I made just a couple of additions to this but I think it looks pretty finished to me.

Someone asked me recently about inspiration.  I don't always start out with a particular inspiration or idea for a painting, although as I start applying the paint to the canvas, the "inspiration" comes.  I try not to be too "boxed" in to a particular idea.  When I do, the painting usually turns out looking very tight and forced.  I like it to just flow freely.  I also try not to repeat the same theme, although this one is based on another painting - Interlude.

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Filomena de Andrade Booth

Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Painting in Progress...

One of my friends recently suggested that I post a painting in progress.  So, this morning I got up determined to finish a painting in one sitting.  I actually got my ritual morning crossword puzzle and Suduko done quickly and headed for the studio with coffee cup in hand.  Finishing a painting on the same day I start usually works out best for me.  If I have to struggle with a piece for several days, I almost always end up with something that looks tight and forced.  Those are the paintings that end up with another fresh coat of gesso, prepped for another start on a day when the Muse is smiling.

These three shots show the studio just before I started painting this morning at about 9:30.  You can see that the canvas is already gessoed and ready to go.  I also gessoed over some 10"x10" stretched canvases that have been hanging around in the studio for a while.

This picture shows the new painting in progress.  I like to layer many thin glazes of acrylics, spray water, wash off, scrape, stencil, stamp and whatever else I can think of to create an interesting surface.

This is the finished painting.  It was about 12:30 when I felt that the painting was done.  Now I need a title...any ideas?

I'll post the "real" cropped picture tomorrow.  This painting will be submitted to ArtfulHome.  I recently submitted several paintings to them to be juried for consideration on their site.  They love my work but asked me to submit some work with the color red.  This painting is based on one I did a while back...you can see the original painting my computer screen.