“app 2 pick a mask 2”
acrylic, pencils, ink, & oil on paper
24 x 18 in © 2013 Gabriel Navar
Dr. José Rodeiro has described the background of this painting as “… a violet background that is reminiscent of the pure abstract and expressive compositions of Robert Motherwell…” Please view this new progress of a painting and featured painting in my website: http://gabrielnavar.com/featured.htm and http://gabrielnavar.com/progress.htm
“app 4 disgruntled days”
acrylic, pencils, ink, & oil on canvas board
16 x 12 in © 2013 Gabriel Navar
The initial interest in creating this painting was the challenge and compositional fun engaged in the exercise of foreshortening the figure for visually dramatic, three-dimensional impact, which has always been of interest to me. Furthermore, as with just about all of my paintings, color is important, especially complementary-pair combinations (here, I juxtapose the rich blues of the Captain America t-shirt amongst washes and glazes of “sun-caused” yellow, yellow-orange, pinks and salmon notes both on the figure’s skin as well as on the structure behind him).
My goal is to feature a painting three times per year, in April, August and December. Please read more at http://gabrielnavar.com/featured.htm.
Gabriel Navar 