It started like this, a huge piece of primed canvas (160 x 258cm, the end of the roll), stapled to the floor.
It took up so much of the floor that I had to stand on it to get round it
After a while working on it on the floor, I got Malachy to help me hang it sideways on the wall
And then I turned it round the right way
I taped off the edges, built up more layers and thought it was done.
But something was unbalanced
So finally I took the plunge
There she blows!
Here’s a closeup
And here’s a photo montage
A good day!
donegallizdoyle 
Beautiful piece of work! I love seeing how other people’s work can progress because it reminds me that my works don’t have to be finished on the first go! I’m also jealous of your work-space… 🙂
Thanks ☺
Wow! I love the scale of this. It must feel great to actually ‘get inside’ your painting!
Thanks – nice to think about it like that – you’re right – the bigger paintings really ‘envelop’ me somehow – quite overwhelming in a way. Need a break now from the big pieces – challenging myself to draw every day in January, which is very hard as I’m very rusty – #outofmycomfortzone lol ☺
Looking forward to seeing your drawings!
Aaaargh – different ballgame all together! Not ready to share in this blog yet (though there are a few already on Instagram – @lizdoyleartist )
Thanks for your encouragement ☺
;>)
I love the image itself. LOVE it. Seeing it live and large must be stupendous! I’ve never painted over 4×6 on canvas, but I have painted a few murals, and it is hard work… And I love painting big. How do you describe knowing when a painting is complete? For me it is a feeling of “just right”.
Thanks so much Katie. It’s not very clearcut. I have heard someone else say it’s when they start loving the painting, that’s close I suppose. But I often think I’m ‘there’, then change my mind and work on again. It’s the most illusive difficult to describe awareness. This one just said to me ‘there you are’ – or I suppose ‘here I am, finally!’ ☺
I think that I ‘d like to ask several favorite painters how they find the end of a painting…..
That would make a great article or blog – maybe even a whole book ☺
Hi Liz,
I enjoyed looking at your paintings here online very much and imagining you on the rocky rim of Donegal. I am from Co Derry and just bought ‘Barcelona Arches’ from 1708 Gallery in Bushmills. I am a poet and art writer and would like to write about your work sometime. Please put me on your mailing list. Many thanks,
Cherry Smyth
See http://www.cherrysmyth.com
Hi Cherry
Delighted to hear from you, and thrilled to hear you bought Barcelona Arches! My email address is liz-doyle@live.com
I would be very pleased to hear from you and we could discuss meeting up perhaps. Best wishes, Liz