Painting with Masking Fluid
The begining of a painting always looks strange. Funny parts, disjointed and never quite making sense. My pictures always look grubby until the paint is applied. They also have a ghost like quality common of pencil outlines. The addition of masking fluid causing an unclean appearance. This painting of Charing Cross Station is typical of the masking phase. You can make out the lamp post and the windows and the vague ethereal shapes of railings.
As, I was saying they look grubby, but then, with some colour, they suddenly become luminous.
Applying the Colour layers
More colour, applied in layers, brings the image into focus. The contrast isn’t quite as marked but still significant. You can make out the Amba Hotel in the background now. Paintings have a heavy laden appearance at this phase.
The Big Reveal!
Finally the masking is removed and the final image comes into focus.
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