WEDGE - WIP - OOC - 34" X 34"

tassieguy

This is the last in the big seascape series that I've been doing for my exhibition this year. So relieved I'm done with the series. It's still a WIP and not yet dry so if anyone has any comments/criticism/suggestions I'd love to hear them whilst it's still wet and easy to scrape down. There's a lot of glare in the top third of the picture. Will take a better photo when it's less glary and windy outside.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Rob 



(I've replaced the photo I originally posted with this one that reflects the true colours better)

anwesha

just beautiful! the diagonal separating the land and sea, warm and cool... geometric series i hope this isnt the last of this theme though...

tassieguy

Thanks very much, @anwesha. I'm so glad you think it works.

After doing 12 big ones like this I'm pretty much over seascapes. But that's just how I feel right now. I'm sure I'll do more like it. The seashore is one of my favorite subjects.  It offers endless possibilities in terms of composition, colour and texture.

tassieguy

Here's a another photo that better reflects the true colours. Still glare on the top third, though.

KingstonFineArt

Nice. The textural brush stroke thing works very well. Very wood cutty.

tassieguy

Thank you, @KingstonFineArt. I thought a lot about the brushstrokes in this one. I like crisp marks that coalesce when the viewer steps back a bit. It's similar to what you did in your beached boat painting (wood cutty).  But my painting is much larger than yours so, in this small photo, the marks just look smaller. I'm not interested in smooth/slick/polished.

Glad you think it works. 

tassieguy

For those who might be interested, my show featuring this series of coastal works opens on 25 January. You can see the catalogue here:  Robert Brown | Colville Gallery . Out of the twelve, six will have red stickers on them so just six left for sale. These are large paintings but the photos on the gallery site are small so not much detail.  But it gives a general idea of the theme for this year's show. It's called COAST. If you click on the photos you get a slightly enlarged view of each painting.

Next year I'll be doing a series of the mountain that towers 4500 feet above Hobart as it appears in different seasons. It's under snow for six months and I'm looking forward to exploring those gorgeous blue shadows against bright white patches of sunlit snow with subtle warm reflections of the landscape around them. 

kaustavM

@tassieguy what an amazing thing. Wish you a sellout show. Absolutely unputdownable!

MichaelD

Another one of your classics Rob.

Superb

tassieguy

Thanks, @KaustavM. I'm over the moon already with what's been sold pre-exhibition. But, yes, a sellout would be nice. 

tassieguy

Thanks, @MichaelD. I'm so glad you think it works. I really appreciate comments from you guys. 

GTO

That’s a fabulous series. 

tassieguy

Thanks, @GTO. 

MichaelD

@tassie great to see your works together in the catalogue, and half sold, brilliant.

Congratulations.

You definitely have your own recognisable style and mark, thats such a great thing.

  

HondoRW

Gorgeous Rob. I can picture this series on the gallery wall with the subdued (not overpowering) geometric theme. I bet it’s stunning when you walk in and first see it. Best of luck in the show. Hope you sell out! Can’t wait to see the mountain series. But take a break first...you deserve it!

anwesha

wow!! the series looks grand!! will you share the works when they're all together in the walls of the gallery if it isn't against the rules... the large size will create a whole another edge i believe

ArtGal

Congratulations on finishing it @tassieguy! another brilliant painting, made in your unique way

Richard_P

Looks great (as always!). Congratulations on the show. I think my favourite on the webpage is the nine pin point one.

tassieguy

Thanks, @MichaelD, @HondoRW, @anwesha, @ArtGal and @Richard_P .  I really appreciate your comments. 

@HondoRW, yes, definitely taking a break. @anwesha, I'll remember to take some photos of the paintings in the gallery this year. 

Thanks again, everyone. 

Si1

A great addition to your series

tassieguy

Thank you, @Si1. 

Bucky

Absolutely amazing, again! Congratulations on the show! Bet those pieces won't last long!

tassieguy

Thanks very much, @Bucky.  

Roxy

Great strong composition in this one Rob; excellent. Your exhibition looks fabulous, bit sad I won’t be able to make it down. Next time! The fact it’s half sold already should give you great confidence. 

tassieguy

Thanks very much, @Roxy.  Yes, half sold. I'm very pleased. And the gallery is keeping the show up for three weeks so I'm hopeful some more will sell in that time. We'd love to see you down here again whenever you get the chance, Roxy. Keep well. 

Hilary

Another triumph Rob ❤️❤️❤️

Your show will definitely be a sell out. 

Cannot wish you enough luck. Only the very best artists get three weeks. You’re doing something right !  

Dustin_Cropsboy

I'm not surprised these have sold so quickly, not suprised at all.  

Beautiful and intricate series. 

Powerful.  Every one of them.  

What is next for you when this exhibition is over?

tassieguy

Thanks heaps, @Hilary and @Dustin_Cropsboy. 

@Dustin_Cropsboy, after the opening night I'm going to take a  month off and just do small paintings for pleasure and learning when I feel like it. No more daily sessions of 12 hours standing at the easel for a while. Also, I'll be making trips up the mountain to gather material for next year's show. 

Dustin_Cropsboy

I was hoping you'd get some time to relax!  You've earned it!

Roxy

Mount Wellington is a great subject for a series @tassieguy. All those boulders and vegetation and mist and snow. I try and get up there every chance I get, which is not as often as I’d like alas. 

tassieguy

Yeah, @Roxy. It's those massive dolerite boulders all stacked up on top of each other that fascinate me. And the crusty green and pink lichens on them and the alpine plants in the gaps between the boulders.  The blue shadows cast by the boulders on the snow are going to be fun to do. And also, between the boulders there might be a hint of horizon and perhaps a sliver of harbour. But I don't want too much of that sort of thing. The trick is going to be fit the boulders into a big canvas and make something massive, monumental and mysterious out of them. I want to show them close up with all their texture. I have to do something different with them - I can't just paint the pretty scenery up there. I'll need to do lots of thumbnail compositional sketches and a heap of cropping and editing of photos in Affinity Photo.  I'm looking forward to going up there, collecting material and planning the paintings more than the actual painting process itself. That's the tedious bit. Hopefully, if my experiment with painting from the monitor proves fruitful I won't have to worry about tiling and printing dozens of photos and all the time and expense that entails.

Thanks again everyone for your comments on this painting and the series as a whole. Feeling nervous about the opening night on Monday.   

Hilary

We’re all rooting for you Rob. 

😊❤️☘️👏🐞💐🍾🥂
Your exhibition will be an unmitigated success.  Absolutely no doubt about that. 

And you’re not nervous , you’re excited!! 😊🤗😊

tassieguy

Awww, shucks, @Hilary. That's so sweet. Thank you. 

tassieguy

Well, folks, the exhibition went well. Over with for another year, thank goodness. I hate all that meet and greet stuff. Gives me a headache. I'm happier painting than selling.

There weren't as many people there as last year. It was a stinking hot day here and them it rained - very steamy - I think that had something to do with smaller crowd. Still, seven of the 12 sold so can't complain. And the show is up for three weeks so more will sell in that time. I thought the paintings looked good on the white walls and I was really happy with the dark frames. 

I took these pics early before people started arriving. They give an idea of how the paintings look on the gallery walls.

Now I can start getting ready for next year's show. Thanks everyone here for your feedback and encouragement over the last year.

GTO

The show looks great, and you have to love the red dots.😀.  I call that a success!  

tassieguy

Thanks, @GTO. Glad it looks ok on the walls. Yeah, those red dots give me a boost. Not for the money so much as the idea that people like my work enough to buy it. When I started out about 5 years ago I never dreamed this would happen. I  have to pinch myself sometimes. Thanks for your help over that time. 

Richard_P

Stunning Rob, just stunning!

Summer

You did good!  I'm speechless. 

tassieguy

Thanks you, @Richard_P and @Summer. 

tassieguy

For those who would like to see the catalogue I'll re-post it in case you didn't see the link above: https://www.colvillegallery.com.au/artists/robertbrown.php . It doesn't yet reflect all the sales and the photos are small but it gives an overall impression of the theme. The exhibition was titled COAST. 

Hilary

So fantastic to see all the paintings together and up close. Looks amazing. 
I've no doubt they'll all have red stickers before the show is over. 
Thank you for posting these pics ,Rob. The nearest thing most of us will get to the real thing. 
Congratulations ....... the frames really suit the paintings so well and show them to full advantage.  

tassieguy

Thanks very much, @Hilary. 

I'm really excited about the next series now but must force myself to take a bit of a break. But painting is really all I want to do these days. If I have a picture to paint I'm happy. If not, I mope about the place like a miserable old dog.

Thanks for all your generous feedback and unfailing support over the last 5 years, Hilary. It's meant so much to me. I couldn't have painted at all without Mark's freely given knowledge and what you guys give so generously here at the DMP forum.      

GTO

Nine Pin Point and Wedge are my favorites.   I’m impressed with the level of quality through the entire series.  It takes dedication to every square inch to pull that off.  I’m looking forward to your next series on the mountain.  

tassieguy

Thanks, @GTO. 

BKW

A huge congratulations to you on your success and the show -- your paintings are incredible.  I'm speechless.  I just spent the morning going back and reading your posts from previous years - and wow.  Just wow.  Thank you, sincerely, for sharing your gift with us and I hope you enjoy a well deserved break.  Congrats again.    

tassieguy

Thanks very much, @BKW. 

ArtGal

Congratulations @tassieguy! the series  look fantastic on the wall.  and success is so well deserved! now you can relax before starting another journey brilliant, just brilliant

MichaelD

WOW, thats fantastic Rob, they look absolutely amazing.
Congratulations its is so well deserved.
I hope you enjoy a good break too.
  

anwesha

they look grand!  each piece is a world in itself to sink into and absorb the beauty.....thank you for posting them @tassieguy !

tassieguy

Thanks so much @ArtGal, @MichaelD and @anwesha. You guys are great. 

oilpainter1950

The show looked amazing.  I would imagine that lots of people were speechless at these extraordinary paintings.  I know I am.  Congratulations!