Friday, October 21, 2011

Spinning a Tale WIP2

When I researched the work of Jules Cheret for the 'Slice of Life' book a couple years ago I fell in love with his monochromatic style of background that both told a story about his subject and added atmosphere to the painting.  I knew that one day, when the subject matter was right, I would use the essance of this style of background in a painting. It is ideal for 'Spinning a Tale' because through the background I can suggest her tale as she spins. Maybe I shouldn't have tackled one on such a BIG painting though. I've worked on it for two days now and only done one small section. Fingers crossed I speed up with practice. (click on the picture to see a larger version)




You you can see I have masked the woman and spinning wheel while I work on the background. It is such a big painting that I often have to lean over the bottom section while I paint and I wanted to keep the rest of the paper clean while I worked on this section.

Ona
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7 comments:

  1. Carol BlackburnOctober 21, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    Oh my Ona, don't rush. This is magnificent and that background is marvelous. Rushing is one of my problems and I always am sorry for doing so because I just mess things up. Impatience is such a curse. You have my whole attention.............:)

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  2. Ona KingdonOctober 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    I'm more of a torotise than a hare Carol so you needn't worry :)

    Ona

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  3. CindiOctober 21, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    oh my, lots of wonderful paintings inside a fabulous ona painting.. whoa... another winner.. where do these wonderful ideas come from??? you are amazing my friend...

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  4. Ona KingdonOctober 22, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    I just enjoy playing with ideas Cindi. They seem great until I come to paint them then I think 'why on earth did I think of this' (laugh)

    Ona

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  5. CharMOctober 22, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    I LOVE the sheep in the background! :)

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  6. Ona KingdonOctober 22, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Glad you like them Char. I like the way you can't see them in the real painting until you move closer, then they appear like magic:)

    I've finished just over half now. I'll post another update when the background is finished.

    Ona

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  7. brincrishOctober 24, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    I can see what you mean by creating the background. I am glad I didn't start my painting just yet. I will wait to see how this goes! Thanks a million for sharing!

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