I am just about finished with two of my paintings. The painting above needs a few last touches to the hardware and weathering the edges and it will be finished. I plan on working on the background of the avocado shaped and colors bag to finish it off before the end of the week as well as beginning the next painting. I have been playing with some more dynamic compositions to create additional movement and interest for the show in general. Also, as a result of the cracking in the avocado painting, I'm going to hold off on painting the pattern until the rest of the paintings are complete. If there is time, then I will revisit the painting; however, I don't want to spend much more time on it when I still have two to three whole paintings to do.
I am continuing to look at van Gogh's shoe paintings. The article my outside critique suggested to me helped my to further develop my project, showing that each person can view a work differently. One person my find a painting to be very philosophical, representing the deep struggle of a peasant woman or it my be perceived as telling the artists personal journey, or possibly its just a nice old pair of shoes. Regardless, the object, in my mind, is successful because it was thought provoking.
I like what you've done with the composition. I find myself being drawn to the strong red and then having my eyes drop down to the suitcase. It gives a feeling of falling. I think the last touches sound like a great idea, especially the weathering. It's so exciting you have one so close to being finished and I can't wait to see the others!
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