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Date: 3/25/2011
Location: Uluwehuwehu Bay, Hualalai Resort
Size: 7" x 5"
Medium: Oil on canvas paper
Artist's Comments: I was so inspired by my first attempt at painting a scene upside-down that I eagerly dove into my second painting. There was a sense of ease that painting upside-down offers. I no longer had to think about "painting a beach" or "painting a shadow" I was simply copying the colors and shapes printed on my reference photo. I enjoyed focusing on the color differences between the objects and how they related to each other. I have often used the technique of turning my painting upside down or looking at it in a mirror whenever a section of my painting "looked funny" but I couldn't figure out what was needed to fix it. Painting completely upside down from start to finish was a whole new experience. The satisfaction of turning the painting right-side-up and seeing that I had actually created a wonderful scene without even knowing it was liberating. I had a slight sense that I found a way to cheat myself out of having to think about painting! It was a very good lesson indeed and I'll be sure to use it the next time I'm in a rut. There are of course some challenges with attempting this technique plein air however.... maybe I need to bring one of those inversion machines to the beach!
To view other paintings in my collection, click on the section labeled "View all SitaScapes" located at the top right of my blog. I have categorized my paintings by the month as I complete them.
