Antti Rautiola: Innerspace

Monday, August 31, 2009

"Innerspace"
Oil on cavas, 30 x 53 cm
2009

I fixed a few drawing issues. :D
Here is some work-in-progress shots:

Unknown said...: I find your process really interesting, particularly the way you build the whole painting a bit at a time and not working over a block in like a lot of other painters. Your drawing must be very accurate to work in this way. Lovely work.; 11:23 AM
Anonymous said...: Thank you Mick

This way of working actually makes the job easier for me because i can focus on a one thing at a time.
I usually start with something really easy-to-see like an area that has a lot of contrast or other easy to grasp forms. So the logic is to paint the easy stuff first and then get to the hard parts (blurry stuff for instance).; 9:18 PM
Jussi Tarvainen said...: Alla Prima all the way. Very nice. Must've been interesting to deal with the water.; 10:13 PM
Antti Rautiola said...: Thanks Jussi
It sure was fun to paint the water also. Beacause its so transparent i mostly just had to deal with the very small value changes (camera can barely pick it up) and with appropriate soft edges.
I always try to paint from the abtract, one shape at a time.
I mostly try to define the shape something easy like triangle or square and thinking about the softness that it blends to the addjoining shape. Thats why i usually make the shapes a bit larger and then paint the next one into it.; 12:30 AM
Jussi Tarvainen said...: VERY interesting, thanks for the explanation Antti!; 12:53 AM

Monday, August 31, 2009