“Monad III”- Original painting by MJ Seal. Acrylic on canvas, 26” x 16”. C. 2020
The starting point-
A very coarse drop cloth that had some interesting paint splatters. As I cut off the edges a fish like form developed.
The halfway point-
The coarse texture of the cloth prevented me from any fine detail work so the under painting took on a (relatively) simple zebra like pattern with what looks like eyespots- like you would see on butterfly wings or fish tails to confuse potential predators.
And after a few glazes of color-
For the coloring-in stage I started with the underlying paint stains that were left on the drop cloth and the rest of it just kind of fell into placeThe tailLittle tendrils extend from the “fins”
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Excellent. Looks felty and furry. Loving the grees
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It’s definitely not felty- actually with the glossy paint and wrinkled fabric texture it kind of feels like snake skin 🐍 And so am I! Merci 🙏
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Fabulous!
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Danke !
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