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HUGE is on its way, stage 1 and 2

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here they are

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how they started

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close up of a junction point

Process:

5 canvases, varying sizes, all on 3 easels

First a wash with water based paint applied thinly

Second some marks with graphite pencil

Third some areas started with oils with added siccative to speed up drying time

preparation

liz doyle paintings for OPW 003

this is my largest painting to date, nearly 2metres square on 2 separate canvases

I am planning my next HUGE work, which will be about the same size, but made up of 6-9 canvases, the largest individual piece to be 80cm x 120 cm, the smallest, 50 cm sq

It will be like a jigsaw, with the separate canvases eventually bolted together

The pieces will all stand together on 4 easels, a bit like this:

9 canvas blur project from 2011

9 canvas blur project from 2011

This time, though, the subject will be the changing colours of the bog, or peat lands, of County Donegal, where I live in the North West of Ireland

Here are a couple of my recent paintings on the same theme:

bog grass 001

a recent 'bog colours' painting

a recent ‘bog colours’ painting

My canvases and paint have arrived. The new work is forming in my head and heart

I will start work in the next couple of days and post progress photos as I go along