Original Oil Painting, “Peace Be Upon You”
Hello Everyone,
Here is a new original oil painting I just completed a couple of weeks ago.
This is a small 12” X 16” painting. I titled this painting “Peace Be Upon You” I am not really sure why, but as I was finishing it, the name just came to me. The more I look at it, the more content I am with the name.
It’s funny, when I first decided to start titling my paintings, I thought it would really be easy. Point of fact, it is very difficult. For some reason, I just figured the name would make itself know to me even before the composition was completed. As I look at these paintings, I found that I really need to relax and clear my head. I then adopted the habit of looking at some smaller areas of the painting, not necessarily the focal point. When I start there, the title becomes more evident.
I started with the last blog post giving a couple of close up shots of the finished painting to give you an idea of what I mean. Sometimes, the most obscure things can have the most profound meanings. Take this enlarged picture of the right river bank. I was drawn to the way the water and the bottom edge of the bank blend seamlessly together.
Contrary to what some people may think, artists cannot plan every fiber of their painting surface perfectly. Many times, we get unplanned artistic expressions. Sometimes, like these to the right, I go along with them and the results are better then my initial vision for that area.
I have mentioned this before, but it is worth repeating. I use a very limited color pallet as artists go. I normally do not have more than six tube colors pus white on my pallet at the same time. I love the harmony a limited pallet gives my work. Too many times, when we are new to painting we tend to think we need every tube color there is, just in case we need it. More often than not, we end up using colors we either do not need or just do not fit the color scheme already laid out. Going with a limited color pallet allows the artist to mix everything needed and all of the colors look like they belong together. The whole goal is to give the viewer a peaceful, easy painting to ingest.
This painting is available in my store. It is painted on a 12” X 16” piece of Ampersand Gessobord at 1/8” thick. It can be hung as is with velcro strips or put into a photo frame without the glass to enjoy for generations.
Have A Blessed Day My Friends
