Vas Avramidis is a freelance artist and designer. He has over ten years of experience in graphic arts and web design. In addition to graphic work, Vas is also a painter, illustrator, and relief carver.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Abstract Realism - Take 1
This is the first sketch I have done for a new body of work that I am calling abstract realism. Its a metaphysical painting. I have included photos of the stages along the way. I don't normally do that, but I saw someone else do that and I thought it was a cool idea. This is just my first sketch, I am still developing the visual vocabulary.
Here I went over the ink outline with the first layer of paint to start blocking out a color map.
At this stage I begin to improvise and paint intuitively.
Here I begin to react to the original improvisational painting by adding value contrast. I still am very improvisational at this point though.
This is the final stage of the sketch for the most part. I continue adding detail and value contrast. I begin to work more methodically again at this point. The horse has become almost obliterated, which is the point. I am trying to show the underlying spirit and life of all living things, so I only want a hint of the form left. Hence my abstract realism. Let me know what you all think.
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