Painting > juicy

abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
November 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
9x12 inches
November 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
December 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
9x12 inches
December 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
January 2015
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
January 2015
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
9x12 inches
January 2015
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
9x12 inches
January 2015

Juicy: Adding just the right amounts of oil to color makes the paint "juicy". Here I evolve the subtle knife approach to larger tools (6 inches and greater) and fold colors together on the canvas as I layer from yellows to reds and on to blues (hot to cool and dark) and then sculpt the final surface. Each piece created in this manner spawns another: paint removed by sculpting is spread on small 9x12 inch canvases.