12. Even More Additions

(16/5/23)
Today I have a strong feeling that I managed to finish the painting I have been working on for the last few weeks. I will use the term finished loosely as there is always the chance that something will need fixing or adjusting later. 
I started today by filling in the head with some of the same Cy Twombly inspired energetic scribbles and marks that I have used in other places in this painting. (Cy Twombly example below)
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=14Ya1upK7NHTCzJSmFJ9FWJHFf89QMbbQ

I used varying shades of yellow pastel and oil Pastel and then some pink oil pastel on the right side that act as a sort of shading as the yellow graduates into itself. After the pink I smeared some rose pink oil paint on the side as a second layer of pink half covering the pink oil pastel. I enjoy how all of these colours collide on the head and give it more form and depth. 
After that I decided to add a splattered and brush smeared line of black emulsion paint where the eyes should be on the head as an implication of hiding and not wanting to see or face up to the world that one is present in. I have done this on the previous two paintings and it seemed natural and logical that I continue this through line as I want the final
Body of work that I produce to have a sense of cohesion. After the black line I painted a pale gray onto the bottom portion of the face, making sure the paint round the black drips that seem to be illuminated by the yellow marks behind it. I also made a mouth shape using multiple shades of oil paint to create a mess of a mouth shape that seemed to be grimacing in a pained and pleasured kind of way but I managed to rectify it and make the mouth as grimacing as possible, pulling from the mouths in Francis Bacons 1944 triptych Three Studdies for Figures At The Base Of A Crucifixion, as seen below. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18VmVqP284CAZwbyvgOW4ZYTOf_qAHp0z

I also painted the forehead / top portion of the face a darker grey in order to add yet another shade but also make the head seem as if it is a number of parts that fit together. I will add pictures of todays progress and additions bellow. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UAFUji9sjNnqAwIPJrcxU-ce9aExvVKphttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1849WEA6_KjwAdkBc7ER4D8HTD6hjZ-zqhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1P4ujrSCsiYEDxuU-FTIrLzIX8Q3L4aA0https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Nlf-ytjOshtJkVaoPaFVEvdgLMsPIuVs

I got some peer feedback on this painting and that was that it seems like a sort of take on The Scream by Edvard Munch, which I very much see not only in the shape of the head and body, but In that there is a background and the people I got feedback from said it was like the Scream but on a beach. It is great to get feedback on your work as there can be some fantastic takes that surprise you as it is fresh eyes and a fresh perspective on the work. Below I will attatch a reference picture for The Scream By Edvard Munch.https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1p7IoPafoP2icLCIlbqBaGtrdEXX426to
After having the comparison brought to my attention I do see the likenss in my painting and The Screm. This is with the obvious differences that my painting pits the body and head at the centre and majority of the piece, where as on The Scream there is a lot more background that situates the screaming figure in a landscape which gives a certain context to the painting as a whole, where as in my painting there is not much to give it context other than the crucifixion like outstretched arms and the facial expressions of the grim looking mouth that seems to be screaming or gritting and baring it’s teeth as it hides from the world, not wanting to see what’s faces it, where as The Screem seems shocked by the work but still in awe looking at it. 
My next post will be a summary of paintings I have decided to include in the show for my FMP and honourable mentions of the paintings that didn’t quite make it. 
More Later 
Lots Of Love 
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