Ahhh to be an insomniac. Where is this sleeplessness coming from? Dear paintings, are you too stimulating for my nighttime brain? Thankfully, I had John O’Donohue and Krista Tippet to keep me company and to indeed induce reflections in my mind, on Being.
About the composition: My muse, the petit lamp I got at a thrift store in Williston, ND, took a while to position in relation to the little glass of wine. I wanted their highlight reflections to fall in the rule of thirds which took about 20 minutes of nit-picking, back and forth a couple of nudges at a time, until I was happy.
I appreciate my little glass’s simplicity, form, and highlights. The background color and flow of light is beautiful to look at as well. Nice work Morgie!
Painting in low light on a dark background and positioning the bottle at the far right of the canvas seems to have created an unwanted catch to the flow of my composition. It’s just so dark! I also could clean up some of these edges… Hello, label and lampshade. I’m looking at you.
I focused on mixing warmer paints than some of my previous paintings which I think came out too blue. It worked. This painting is incredibly warm… Aside from the wine bottle… which just… I can’t quite get past it.
Perhaps tonight, I will instead paint just the lamp and glass. Using a square composition, I thrive on short, stout shapes.
