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This is my next painting challenge. The sketch came about when I was combing through a magazine in search of subjects to draw. I came upon this ad for boy's attire dressed in the style of vintage wear dating in the 1930's. He caught my eye with his endearing pose and such a serious look on his face. Wearing a shirt and tie with a cream colored cable knit sweater vest, tweed knickers with argyle socks and his "newsboy" cap. He looked as though he had just completed his first flight in a hot air balloon. The backdrop was just as intriguing as the boy himself with a slate blue sky and the contrasting shadows of the hot air balloon at rest as it lay on a field of yellow green grass. Striking. The sketch was created in 2008 (six years earlier).
I had tried to do this painting as an oil painting. I love oils. At that time it just didn't seem to go well. I packed the sketch away in my box. In my opinion it is as important to select the right medium as it is the subject to make a painting successful. Not every medium is suited to every subject. It is important to note what one desires to bring out in a painting to convey a message. I can reproduce and copy this image just as I had viewed it back in 2008 or I can reach
new heights by applying new techniques learned since that time just as this little boy did in the photograph.
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I'm presently preparing my board for this painting which measures 22h x 28w applying several coats of gesso.
That's it for today. I'll share as the painting progresses.
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