Monday, June 23, 2014

Marooned


From a private sojourn at a small secluded beach on a Langkawi island, where we had stopped to have lunch. The dense greenery in the background took most of the work. I massed in the darks and worked upwards, dabbing in the shapes with the more saturated colors and added a few hints of red flowers to break the monotony and to add balance.

A progress pic with a perspective!
Used the bigger brush for the foliage and the smaller one to punch in the dark holes. 
Tried to stay true to the reference and put the brushes away before I overworked it. 

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Landscaped


The tendency to keep all things systematic and symmetrical works against my need to be more spontaneous and instinctive especially when working on landscapes; because really the charm lies in the irregularities. Got to let go and get loose.