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                     Painting Challenge

A 45 Minute Painting: Challenge Accepted!

  One last thing I had an idea, a small one that has grown in to something I really enjoy doing, it is a little step away from my usual work.  In 45 minutes I attempt to paint a subject on mount board at 7 x 5 inches in size.  I have hundreds of these off cuts of mount board from mounting prints I sell and being a "stickler" for not wasting things or throwing them away this idea popped in to my head.  Many people had told me painting on mount board is really nice as it is a smooth surface,  my favourite kind of surface!

So last year around the end of April 2018, I decided to set a 45 minute count down on my phone and try and paint a French Bulldog I had already painted larger as a test.  I used Acrylics, knowing that they dry quick and I had the most experience of acrylics from the media I use.  I really loved the half done look it gave as you can imagine, in my first attempt, I struggled to paint quick enough to finish the piece.  That unfinished look actually made me think,  I like the idea because it gives the viewer something to do, when they look at it.  Imagine beyond what I have painted what should be there,  adding to my mentality of creating impressionist work that encourages the viewer think beyond, "oh, that's a nice picture."

As I have done more paintings, I have speeded up and got more detail with still some unfinished areas.  Some paintings I found more difficult than others to finish due to colours, details and composition.  I will display the paintings in chronological order below from the first painting to the latest as I finish them, left to right, top to bottom.

I suppose the challenge is, will I need to change the time from 45 minutes to less as I develop and speed up to keep the loose feel and unfinished look I have created... only time will tell.

One last thing... I have tried to place the paintings in chronological order so you can see the progression from one painting to the next.  Hopefully there will be a noticeable change in marks, amount filled in and increased details as the paintings develop on from one another
French Bulldog 45 minute acrylic painting
Labrador 45 minute acrylic painting
Giraffe wild animal 45 minute acrylic painting
Giraffe wild animal 2 45 minute acrylic painting
Rottweiler dog 1 45 minute acrylic painting
British Bulldog 45 minute acrylic painting
Basset Hound 45 minute acrylic painting
Brown Border Collie 45 minute acrylic painting
Patterdale terrier 45 minute acrylic painting
West Highland Terrier 45 minute acrylic painting
Rottweiler 2 45 minute acrylic painting
Boxer dog 45 minute acrylic painting
German Shepherd dog 45 minute acrylic painting
Brown Newfoundland dog 45 minute acrylic painting
Brown Border Collie dog with green neck-a-chief 45 minute acrylic painting
Boxer dog 45 minute acrylic painting
Doberman Pinscher dog 45 minute acrylic painting
Doberman Pinscher dog ears folded 45 minute acrylic painting
Scottish Terrier dog black 45 minute acrylic painting
Doberman Pinscher brown dog 45 minute acrylic painting
Doberman Pinscher dog tongue out 45 minute acrylic painting
German Shepherd dog close up 45 minute acrylic painting
Newfoundland dog close up 45 minute acrylic painting
Newfoundland dog 45 minute acrylic painting

Update!!!

Having done a few recent paintings from the Giraffe two rows up, I have noticed I have 5 mins or so to spare.  As predicted I am speeding up and being more purposeful with the marks I make.  I will now try to reduce the time from 45 mins to 35 mins and see what the outcome is.  Again at 35 minutes, I will stop and leave the painting at that point, no matter, if it is finished or not.
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