Cayman Vignette

 I decided to revert back to an old tradition in painting, the vignette, an image is contained within an oval, the technique was used for miniature portraits and sketches, this idea consists of fading out the edges of the oval, thereby contrasting with the beauty of the white background, this in turn gave me a back in time image of fishing in the Cayman Islands. The canvases are designed to complement each other on a wall.

Red Boat

Red Boat 2      I read Brad Teares blog ‘Thick Paint” before painting this’ he has lots of tips and advice for someone who likes this technique, and is very eloquent when talking on his videos, and  writing  his blog.