This
painting featured for appraisal is a sun drenched rusty pickup truck in North
Carolina, completed via oil on canvas with coarse bristle brushes.
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Oil Painting of Rusty Pickup in North Carolina |
This
painting, completed by an artist who wishes to remain anonymous, is only her
fifth attempt at oil painting. She has found inspiration from a subject matter
that personally fascinates me: how things crumble and rust through time. The
artist has shown evidence of an eye for finding inspiration from the most
unlikely places. Degradation of objects, such as this old truck in ruin
provides endless textures, contours and hues to explore.
Finding
Inspiration from Rusty Objects
The
medium used is oil on canvas, and what appears to be of a limited palette comprising
mostly yellows, blues, greens with varying amounts of white. The rough texture
of the canvas has been plied over via broad coarse bristle brushes for an impasto feel. The marks
have been pasted on in different directions, creating energy and movement to
the painting, which I find appealing. An underwash of a slightly deeper hue
provides contrast against the sun-parched colour of grass in the foreground.
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The original photograph |
The
artist has handled the complex subject matter well, conveying the feel of rust;
of a vehicle yielding to the forces within the landscape. We can see pinks, violets and
beiges, which I feel is the painting’s greatest strength and focal point. And
yet there is a dreamy appeal that conflicts against the reality of rust.
Awareness
of Light and Shadow
It
can be seen from the photograph that North Carolina has fantastic light, almost
brutal. In England, where I come from, light like this does not occur often
enough. In this respect, I think the artist has great opportunities to exploit
this incredible light. This means being aware of light and shadow, not just the
outlines of the truck itself. Light and shadow can be seen as subject matters
in themselves.
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Shadow Shapes |
Look
for colours within shadows, for these are not merely darker versions of the
surrounding colour, but often contain definite hues. In the photograph, the
shadows on the truck display an array of blues, violets and even greens.
Light
and shadow have been suggested in the painting, but I feel these could have
been brought out more. Taking a closer look at the shapes of the shadows will yield
odd, abstract and angular shapes cast across the truck’s front. I have
simplified the shadow shapes of the truck in this illustration and blacked out the background to
make these shapes stand out.
Don’t
be afraid of expressing odd shapes in shadows, and of using bright colours if
these can be seen. Often, reflected light will infill shadows. For instance,
the sundrenched grass has created a turquoise cast on the truck’s door.
Colours
within Green Foliage in Backgrounds
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Simplifying Tree Shapes Decode their Meaning |
Green
is often a problematic colour for landscape artists, because of its label. But
when we actually look at green in nature, it is rarely pure green, but somewhat sombre. Here, the
artist has used what appears to be viridian or similar. The trees are actually quite
honey-coloured with deep shadows between. Backgrounds comprising lots of
foliage can leave the artist confused on what to do with it.
The secret is to simplify.
See illustration of how I have broken down the seemingly complex shapes of the
trees. Seeing these basic shapes decodes the background areas into what can
more easily be expressed. Here, the trees can almost be seen as two or three
colour shapes held together by a few key trunks. Of course, this can be elaborated
on, but be vigilant of over-fussing.
How
to Paint Trees in Oil a Few Tips
The
colours seen in the original photograph can be achieved via a mixture of
cadmium yellow, white with a dab of ultramarine. The shadows can be achieved
via ultramarine and burnt umber with a dab or alizarin or similar crimson. The
tree trunks can be expressed by burnt umber and ultramarine (or any cool blue).
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Pick up Truck, Close up View |
When
painting a scene with many contrasting tones such as this, it is a good idea to have more
than one art brush on the go. This saves on constantly cleaning the brushes. I
might have a ‘sunlit’ brush and a ‘shadow’ brush’. This will prove useful when
painting a scene with lots of light and shadow, and will retain freshness in the
painting, as can be seen here.
Conclusion
Being
only the fifth attempt at oil painting landscapes, it is evident the artist has
a flair for expression. She also has an eye for where to glean artistic
inspiration, which is not in the usual places. I love the loose brush marks in
the foreground that is rather Impressionistic and also of the freshness and vibrancy.
But the real highlight of the painting I feel is the sensitive portrayal of
rust colours on the wheel arch and the bonnet of the truck.
I
do feel the dazzling contrasts supplied by the Californian light could have
been exploited more fully. This entails placing bright highlights against cool
shadows. The trees in the background may also have overwhelmed, causing the
artist to paste green paint indiscriminately. The secret is to simplify the complex
and don’t be afraid of using bright colours if these can be seen.
But the overall feel of this painting, is as dreamy, appealing expression of a rusted vehicle, giving way to the landscape, uniquely handled by someone at the beginning of an interesting journey.
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