Weekly BobBlast Issue 506
Two Compositions! Meandering & Curves
Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!
This week’s BobBlast continues my focus on the the sixteen design compositions. Selecting a composition before starting a painting is number two of my 5Cs:
•Concept
•Composition
•Color Combination
•Continue the Series
•Commit
Of all the composition designs I use, two stand out as some of my favorites:
The first featured composition is Meandering Design–Wide sweeping gestural lines and shapes, moving around the page in a dizzy path to nowhere.
The second composition is based on Curves–Fluid, organic forms in a state of movement and suspension.
Both of these composition designs have a strong, recognizable graphic design and meaning.
Watch the demo and you will see me do some quick sketches in paint, meandering around the paper using different colors, weaving in and out of each other. I also practice with curves, using strong, wide dancing movements on the paper.
This is just the starting point. I sketch out as many ideas as I can on the different compositions; creating variations. Eventually I choose one of the variations, which I feel communicates the title I have selected for the painting.
Now I have a sense of where I’m going and why I’m painting this image in the first place. Paint in your studio and you won’t get lost!
Experimental Workshop!
Painting with Dry Pigments, Chalks & Powders
Learn to create a singular!
•In-Person Workshop: March 22-24, 2024
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•Online Workshop: April 27-28, 2024
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Free Webinar!
Painting with Luminous Acrylics
April 17, 2024 • noon-1:30pm PT
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You can win a set of Holbein Luminous Acrylics!
April Monthly Demo
“What Do I Do Next? Go with the Flow”
April 10, 2024
Tuesday, 9am-10:30am PT
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Paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, California
•March 22-24 - Dry Pigments, Chalks & Powders
•June 10-14 - Abstract Painting & Collage - 1 spot open!
•July 11-14 - Painting the Figure
•July 26-28 - Larger & Looser Abstract Painting - NEW DATE!
•August 8-11 - Mentor Workshop
•September 9-13 - Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
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In-Person Workshops - Traveling Bob!
•May 12-18, 2024
Non-Objective Mixed Media Painting
Hudson Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY
Contact Kim LaPolla (518) 966-5219 or (888) 665-0044
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•May 20-24, 2024
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Boone, North Carolina
Contact Meghann Williams (828) 263-5451
meghann@cheapjoes.com
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•June 16-21, 2024
Non-Objective Mixed Media
Dillman’s Art Workshop Retreat, Lac du Flambeau, WI
Contact (715) 588-3143 or art@dillmans.com
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AND
•June 22-23, 2024
Loose Florals & Landscapes
Dillman’s Art Workshop Retreat, Lac du Flambeau, WI
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One Day Intensive Workshops Coming Up!
•March 20, 2024
Abstract Florals from Loose, Colorful Splatters
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•April 13, 2024
Quick & Easy Drip Tree Tricks
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•May 29, 2024
Figures in an Abstract Landscape
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Burridge Critiques Your Art
Online honest critiques • Private one-on-one
Critiques • Coaching • Comments • Suggestions
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