I've been busy, finished one painting and started
another. The gorse, or whins as it’s known locally, has been stunning –
glorious clouds of coconut scented indian yellow. You may remember my previous
depiction of the gorse, but this one is quite different and left me
wanting to do more.
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| "Gone with the whins" - available at Mission Hall Gallery, Melvich |
However, as I was getting myself ready for the next one I
was hopelessly distracted by a beautiful sheep and her lamb. The photo, taken by my friend, instantly
inspired a new painting.
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| Copyright Shona McMillan |
After a long time away from the easel, I found
“Gone with the whins” to be a little restricting, given the smallish size, so I
had already decided to go a bit larger next time. Tempted to portray the
fabulous contrast of light and dark in ink, I felt it needed to be in colour in
order to portray the warmth of the sun and the lovely pink ears. The
composition of the photo is perfect, but it was those legs, the strong
diagonals and small splashes of colour that attracted me most. The long tall
portrait format helps to highlight those aspects.
So, avoiding black and white altogether, I
selected a split complementary palette of red, orange and blue-green.
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| work in progress! |
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