Newest Painting–New Day

Final. New Day, 12 x 12 inches, Mixed-media on Wood.
Copyright Mary Gravelle.

I just finished this painting. I will need to sit with this one for awhile. I feel really ambivalent about it.

Photographing the nuances of the layers and textures proves futile. I'm not sure if you can see the underneath layers well enough in the photograph.

I experimented with texture both underneath the gesso layer and on layers over the initial underpainting.

It might have looked better before I added the final two layers, see number 3 below. And, it might have looked better than that before I added the two previous layers, see number 2 below.

I kept pushing it; I might have pushed it too far. I think I may have disrespected the integrity of this painting, effectively covering up its true essence.

What do you think?

3. Adding texture and paint, perhaps going too far
with experimentation.
New Day, 12 x 12 inches, Mixed-media on Wood.
Copyright Mary Gravelle.

2. Defining areas with brushwork.
New Day, 12 x 12 inches, Mixed-media on Wood.
Copyright Mary Gravelle.

1. Underpainting, then sanded off some of the areas.
New Day, 12 x 12 inches, Mixed-media on Wood.
Copyright Mary Gravelle.

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Mary Gravelle (Brianna Rush)

About the author: Brianna Rush (Mary Gravelle) is an artist and writer who resides in Sedona, Arizona with her beloved cat, Sir Kitty.