hilltoppeter: UPLAND LANDSCAPE 2

Upland Landscape - further development

Revert to exploration of more abstract appproach, without totaly losing the 'landscape thread'
Series of further paintings (510 x 405mm) acrylic working into wet with brush and sponge.

Development of series is definitely helpful.
Regard something appraoching the pared down palette of the original painting to be more successful than the above.

Simplification by removal of straight line element produces more satisfactory image.

Virginia discussion

Interesting working in tandem with strictly controlled modular series (See Post 4th.Nov)
A lot to explore in terms of mark making, loading of brush/ sponge, underlying material etc.

Suggest using heavy duty lining paper and working wet into wet.

Development plan
Some research into C20 Zen art
(The Art of C20 Zen- Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Masters, Audrey Yoshiko Seo with Stephen Addiss)

calligraphy an important reference point
Zen philosophy of distillation and meditation followed by swiftly executed ink line acheives much in terms of an expressive statement.

Experimenting
1700grade lining paper, cut to rectangle based on a double square (often used Japanese proportions)- Dim's 1120x 560mm.
Paper taped to floor and well suturated by sponge with clear water .

Acrylic paint chosen and diluted sufficientrly to ensure good flow but retain density of line.
Payne's grey chosen in preference to black as observation shows that when appied very wet it partially settles out and there are hints if very dark blue and Naples yellow

Application - Mixture of Traditional Japasnese brush (tapered to long, fine point and a traditional 'flat'.

Series produced from right to left (seems appropriate!)

Most Japanese example employ a vertical ( portrait) emphasis and dominace of hwite ground over mark makng. Interesting too see what landscape format might produce.

Below version with dominance of ink over 'ground' in both vertical and horizontal formats