Art of Taskin

This was created purely spontaneously and in one rapid sitting. My intention was initially to create serene landscape. I began painting the scenery, however very soon after I shifted to producing this abstract, I would call a 'spur of the moment' piece , done  while I was 'in my zone'.....                  'Sometimes the unplanned and unpremeditated  are the most joyous! '.....              

My composition of Silent Waters followed the usual steps in landscapes as Dreamscape. It was a new kind of landscape for me, experimenting with  different subjects - boats and their reflections. The aim was to keep it simple. It offered me the opportunity to use a new order to my method  - apply the  'impasto' technique for texture in the middle ground trees while keep the foreground and background soft and subtle. I was quite pleased with the outcome in the end ! Below is the final painting  of Silent Waters:                                          Silent Waters 60 cm x 50 cm oil on canvas                               ...

I followed the se 4 very broad steps below in order to create th e painting , Dreamscape :           1 . Structure plan & establish value, colour temperature and mood : start by creating the dark and light areas of the painting. I always start by also establishing the feel for the painting depending on partly how I feel at the time and also the intended mood. At this stage I also plan the shapes and form I intend including warm and cool colour temperature. In some cases I do apply major differences from photos and avoid working strictly from the photo but instead from memory.   2. Develop detail starting from back to front, blend colour values while developing texture & form : I   then worked from the back of the painting moving to the foreground, filling the details of the dark      and light regions, constantly retaining focus by referring to the reference photo and keeping a balance be...

                                             Lands End 60 x 50 cm oil on canvas                                                      © copy right protected  With a few minor changes and refinement, I have completed the Lands End painting. It was an interesting journey for me to create the impression of the rocks  and cliffs, which I only attempted once before. The painting below is the first attempt of rocks and cliffs and of Lands End as well, but of a differen...

work in progress of Lands End Beach 60 x 50 oil on canvas                                                            © copyright protected  I started this painting two days ago from a reference photograph taken of Lands End Beach  ( southern most tip of England) in 2007  It is almost complete, just a little tweaking and refinement in places left.  Since I work in oils mostly it gives me enough time to develop the framework for the painting, under-painting and consequent development of form and final refinement. I tend to plan in advance the structure of the painting to get a good sense of direction for the piece . ...