Last week I re-worked a demo
I’d done for a class a few years ago
while discussing “massing shapes”;
the approach of simply massing in the large shapes
without any pre-drawing.
“Sea Wonderer”
12 x 9 oil
Here is the original demo,
showing no drawing, and no paint touching
other paint.
I think “massing shapes” is a
great way to start a painting.
It keeps things loose and helps
you focus on just the big shapes.
Then you can take it anywhere you want it to go!