I have been working on a new painting surface lately which is quite exciting. We as artists usually work on canvas or paper. Sometimes this limits our thinking. I normally do Abstracts on canvas so I decided to do pears on Metal. Why?….just because I can!
Choosing a different surface on which to paint doesn’t require we change the “way” we paint……it just requires us to be open to new possibilities. I will also do Abstracts on my metal surfaces and I know the feel of the oil on the metal will be totally different than on canvas. Perhaps I will find new way to develop a painterly inner glow in my paintings that is deeper and better. This discovery process is fabulous!
Another thing trying a new surface does for us is it creates excitement and excitement breaths new life in future paintings.
What new surface are you going to try? Let me know…