36 x 36 oil on panel
Lets talk about repainting an already completed painting. From my experience, if a painting sits out after completion, visible on a daily basis, it will get some corrections, or in this case a major repainting. I didn't like the middle area (marked this area in the original painting) and I also thought the painting lacked atmosphere. The colour temperature was wrong, especially in the said middle area. I couldn't remember my original colour palette, so I went ahead with the one I have been using lately. Ultramarine blue, alizarin, touch of ivory black, cadmium yellow, touch of cerulean hue, titanium white. The retouches became a major repainting because ALL of the colour temperature was wrong. Richard Schmid says that when paint looks like dirt on a painting, it means the temperature is wrong. So, here is the new with the old one as comparison. I didn't hate the umbrella painting so some of that remained unchanged.
Which one do you prefer? Just a warning, if anyone likes the old one better, I may have to stop painting forever. (Just being dramatic, I appreciate all comments.)
Do you repaint finished paintings, and if so, what inspires you to do so?
6 comments:
I like the second one. (Please don't quit painting forever! I love your work!) The second one, the reworked one, is more you. That's why I like it better. It's beautiful.
XOXOXOXOXO Barbara
I actually like both, but the re-worked one is my favorite. I have re-worked a few paintings and have found that some of them have turned into my favorites. When I see something that bothers me and keep working at it, I usually get to the point where I'd like to throw it away. If I leave it alone on an old easel in my studio for a long while and pick it up when I'm not sure what to paint, it seems to work. I guess I figure I have nothing to lose and it's not so "precious" to me. Love all your paintings...Even the one before you re-worked it 😍
I agree that the reworked version is better - the lighter middle area and the softening of the umbrellas added to the atmospheric impression and it just works better - the earlier version was also good though. Nicely done!
Thanks for you comment Barbara!
Shelley, its good to know that I'm not the only one who struggles with reworking paintings. I like the "nothing to lose" comment..that attitude seems to help me a lot as well.
Thanks for you comments Margaret. Its great to get feedback.
The second one - looks more finished, more polished, more you!
Thanks for your comment Chris!
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