This particular piece measures 1400mm x 1400mm x 47mm and was painted onto 12oz triple primed Belgian loose weaved canvas and stretched over a museum-grade kiln-dried hardwood frame by me. It was painted in ten shades of oil based enamel paint and a selection of thinning mediums. The canvas was painted on the floor. Carnival is ready to hang.
As is normal for me I painted carnival with enamel paints of various consistencies and in lots of different combinations. I also used a more heavier canvas cloth than I would normally have chosen as I wanted to get the fibres to show through in places as this gives a great earthy quality to the painting. I think it fits well with the overall coarseness of the applications. I never intended carnival to be a study of infinite detail and complexity – in fact it’s quite the opposite. Sometimes the simplest of ideas executed properly can produce really good results.
The amount of white is just enough to bring the painting to life yet still maintain a balance between the other colours that are all competing for your attention. This is a decent size piece too at 1.4 metres square so it’s going to really fill your space with colour.
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