play stage – Merete Hov ART

Posted on 15. September 202016. September 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — 2 Comments

PLAY STAGE set of 4 panels started up today

To the left, four panels which was started a while ago thinking of painting landscapes. Middle picture: So why not start a new play stage on top of these, I have decided to go abstract you see, so these are drastically changed. My plan is to have a lot to choose from when I over the next stages will try to push this set into high key (and still abstract) paintings.

Posted on 23. May 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — 2 Comments

Playing, abstracting landscapes

The play continues, I have applied a cooler glaze on 3 of the set of 7. So, totally so far I have 3 warm, 3 cool, and for the last one I muted down the purple with transparent iron oxide yellow, to have one more neutral as well. Soon the exploration can begin, but first some sanding on all 7 paintings.

Posted on 21. May 202021. May 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — 2 Comments

Abstracting Landscapes, play stage on set of 7

I have been playing further on this set of 7, I absolutely had planned to use a photo as inspiration before starting to paint, but suddenly I had started to paint without any picture to inspire me at all. Well, they are early stages so it’s not too late, I guess I need to hold my horses sometimes…

Posted on 7. May 20207. May 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — Leave a comment

Set of four, play stages

Mixed media and collage on cradled panels, work under progress.

Posted on 2. May 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — 2 Comments

Two heading to finished, and 7 new play stages.

Hi all! I hope you are hanging in there in the midst of this very challenging time! Luckily we are not very affected here in Norway, so for me life is just about normal except for when I need to go shopping, which I don’t like doing anyways! So, here is the last weeks work, starting with 2 on the clarify stage, they will be pushed till higher key, slowly and thoughtfully! The next set of 7 is the result of me mixing too much medium and clear gesso for another project. In kind of a panic, I just got hold of some plywood boards, squeezed out a little Cyan, a little Yellow and some Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide because these bottles were closest at hand and started new play in a hurry hurry hurry, which was absolutely not planned and therefore double fun! In other words, not a drop of medium was spilled, but instead I have a lot of new play stages to pile up with all the rest of the play stages waiting for me 😅🙃😱🤪

Posted on 29. March 202029. March 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — Leave a comment

NEW SET OF FOUR

Collage Challenge, set of four, play stage

When all possibilities lies open, when I’m grabbing a color or three, adding some gesso or medium, or both, mixing them roughly, reaching for my big tools and a roll of tape, oh yes, then all Coronas is forgotten for a while. I hope you all are well 🤔🙃🥰

Posted on 5. March 20205. March 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — Leave a comment

HIGH KEY PLAY

Still playing on the hollow door projects, these pieces are starting to communicate with me now, I like the energy, the colors which are almost hidden, the circular movements. Next step will be a little more water-soluble crayons before I proceed in cw and oils.

Posted on 23. February 2020 by Merete Hov ART (NO 926 787 535) — 2 Comments

NEW PLAY STAGE ON PANELS

PLAY STAGE on a very windy Saturday Evening. Hollow door panels, so far only charcoal and water soluble crayons (on panels grounded with gesso and acrylics)

Two panels first followed by many closeups)

I had a very good time with my crayons!