"At Rockaway Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast

"At Rockaway Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast
(4x4") - 201132
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Can't believe it's actually been since the 19th when I last posted. Last week was a whirlwind of prep for the show that I hung in downtown Orlando. Much, much more involved than I anticipated. But well worth it. I hung between 35 & 40 pieces. It's a good looking show. It'll be up until the end of July, but being that it's in a high security county building, the only way to see it is by appt./tour. Let me know if you're in town and would like to peruse. Be glad to meet you down there. Now then - back to work! Sometimes it's OK to leave the white of the painting surface showing through, and sometimes it's just too distracting. You really have to knock it down to see where you're at with the remaining shapes of color. Can't judge accurately with bright specks flickering all around. Notice that the black bathing suit on the right side woman is actually quite light in value - and totally not black. In fact, it's more of a dark mauve. But it reads as black. A good thing to know. I loved this painting of Potthast's and really was looking forward to delving into the color study. The difference in the skin tones of the man vs. the women - the women have a much softer glow of color to them. It's a lovely creamy pink/yellow/white that didn't look right on the man. His skin has a bit of a harsher feel to it because of the color being more saturated.
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