Step 23 - Painting step by step

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Well now I've removed the masking tape on the curve and you can see what a good job its has done. The two contrasting textures meeting in this way looks good. And finally I am able to reveal the small circle I first masked over at stage 8. Its been protected all this time and as a consequence I have nice white canvas to paint the circle onto.

Step 22 - Painting step by step

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.. I paint them silver. Because of the white base the silver dots dry nice and shiny. This is the last stage of painting the background.

Step 21 - Painting step by step

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Now I have painted the dots but its not as simple as that because I actually want the dots to be silver but if I just paint them silver on the dark background they won't "shine" so first I paint them white to act as a base and then..

Brighton festival of Artists Open Houses 2006

I am showing some paintings in the Brighton festival this year (May). You can find out more by visiting the Downscot website. There will be a combination of Japanese pottery, glassware and wood turned items as well as my own formal abstract expressionist paintings. Hope to see you there!

Step 20 - Painting step by step

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Here I've masked off the curved side of the brown area. This is because the dots that I am going to paint on the brown are going to give the effect of going behind the splash work and so as a consequence I need to protect the splash work. I haven't protected the right edge of the brown area as the dots will not do the same thing on this side.

Step 19 - Painting step by step

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And here's the purple after the masks are removed. This is always an interesting stage in the painting because now that the background is complete you should get a good idea what the finished painting is going to look like. However, in reality it doesn't work out that way. The last few sessions will transform this painting! (I think).

Step 18 - Painting step by step

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Three coats of purple later.