Oil triptych for the Police

Oh, the real excitement of some COMMISSIONED work. This is a group of three canvases for the Auckland City District Police boardroom, which is where they not only have conferences but get interviewed by media, and I have the joy of providing the backdrop for such salubrious activities. I've measured area, and purchased three very large expensive canvases, and then dropped some black into background except for sky. . .

Then I've used an oil crayon to loosely draw in the elements. (The more I can keep it loose, the better they seem to look).

After that it's just a case of honing in and deciding how best to capture the details. So far, it's the sky and the sea, and some slashes of colour for tree and building.

as you can see on the closeup, I prefer the effect gained when the texture of the background can be 'brushed' through with rough brush and light colour.

I'm about a third of the way there. . . watch this space.