Monkeying Around

No evil here.

 

Recently, a favorite friend and client found herself with no kiddos,a sold home and a head full of ideas of picking up and heading south.

One of her requirements was to have one of my paintings to hang in her new home.I will have to admit,she handed me a one inch by one inch square of a picture she saw and had held onto forever.

My job was to break it down,get the same color palette which we ended up adapting to her own color scheme and executing the painting in a new way for me.

A free form type of painting,much unlike the usual way of painting precise and mimicking real items and finishes.

In the end,it was one of my most enjoyable types of paintings and I am so glad it will accompany her in her next chapter of life.

The beginning stages and preplanned layout of the painting.

A little further in the painting, a glimpse of the inch of inspiration to the left,blown up and enlarged but blurry and a little bit murky in detail.

The basic idea,with color and outlines for the the commission OK.

Here is the almost finished painting with all the texture of layers upon layers of paint and UV sealed for protection and to protect against color discoloration.

The end result of really the paint was extremely rich,layered and a new way to paint for me.

Much more personality and a texture that goes beyond flat and 2 dimensional,these little guys practically leap off the canvas.

This may have been one of the most exciting and personal paintings for a commissioned project,friendly too!

Almost done,just some fluffing and touching up.

People coming into the studio asked,"What is the monkey connection"...........

Did I mention she has three kiddos?

Not sure if there is a connection there.....

All on their own journey of life as well.