blue grey and black

This is a close up of my current work in progress.

So I was in TJ Maxx looking for a basket thing to cook fish in on the grill and though I'd check out the clearance art section for damaged artwork I could buy and paint over.

There was this highly damaged 'painting' on wood (no frame, just a hanger in the back) about 3 feet by 4 feet and when I turned it over to see the clearance price I almost yelled 'Yipeeee!'

$2. I couldn't buy a canvas or a piece of wood that size for 5 times that much... So I bought it home, gessoed it and set about to painting a light sky blue and light (very very light) burnt umber background. It was actually very pretty. Very sky like... Heavenly actually. I almost let it be... but it wasn't quite there so I set about with the dripping, throwing and splattering.

I've run out of time and it's not done but I like it so far. Its got fine glass beads in one of the colors and mica in the gray. Not that that comes through in the photo. There is a nice sparkle that is coming from the additions...

I'm going to let it dry overnight and do a re-eval... I think it needs some punch. I've not been happy with paintings that don't have contrast and I'm not sure the black adds enough. But I'm leaving it be until tomorrow....