Theresa M. Quirk Artist Blog, Daily Dose Paintings

5×7″ Oil on Panel

D-Squared #4
12×12 Gallery Wrapped Canvas. Oil

D-Squared #3
12×12″ After Diebenkorn

Here are some 12″ squares titled “D-Squared” after Diebenkorn . They are studies after a much admired artist who did many abstract landscapes but his Berkley Series … my favorites!

Here is my attempt at a very large Berkley 24. It is a gift.

I have already warmed up the sky in rear, refined the figure and reworked the entire painting. The painted was mounted on an archival “artboard”.

In this step I “block in” the painting and create ‘puzzle shapes”. I start to work on colors to be used and typically this is a raw painting that will go through much tweaking. But t this step helps guide me to where work will be needed and changes can be easily made.

In the step I draw out my focal point, a curve to indicate direction and to guide me with where the drawing should be. I give some thought to the composition. I quickly sketch in oil the outlines of the drawing.




ORGINAL PHOTO:
This scene is from Co. Kerry. We were on our way to the Gap of Dunloe. Just after getting out of a boat we proceeded to walk the path towards the Gap.