A short post on the re-work that was performed on a painting that was completed during Part Four and re-worked during Part Five.

The painting in question is called ‘COGS’. In its pre-reworked state it was commented that the section to the right of the cogs was confusing. It distracted from the composition. Taking these comments on board I decided to tone this section down, making it recede into the background. In addition to this I would work over the whole painting in aqua oils to improve the definition.

The before and after states are shown below and then below that the re-worked painting. It will now be included in my potential paintings for submission.

This painting was discussed during the Part Five Formative feedback session. It was felt that the composition was problematical due to the L shape and the large dark area. After considering and dismissing whether to add further detail to the dark section an alternative approach seemed to be to change the orientation of the painting. I feel that this improves how the painting is perceived. It will be considered as part of my Assessment choices but I expect that it will not make the cut.

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