Long Yellow Legs Painting

This figure completes this series of four ‘long coloured legs’ paintings. The young woman that formed the basis of this work was part of a group of young students at the National Gallery London. The patterned dress is as near as I can remember, the tights were worn by another student and were pale yellow and patterned. But like other paintings based on remembrances and visual montage, I feel free to take liberties. However, it was the east African (Somali? Ethiopian?) long striking face of some of the students and very dark complexion that interested me, this allied to the coloured clothing and patterned elements was what I wanted to express in this painting. Superior Rolled Canvas board has been used and applied with layers of acrylic Rowney colours, both opaque and washes to get the finish I want. The canvas board has a base wash of Burnt Orange pigment, the subject foundation consists of opaque pigments generally applied in colour blocks with subsequent layers of colour washes. The washes are made with acrylic pigment, professional airbrush medium (this is necessary to bind the pigment) and finally water. This layering of the work with washes allows for subtle tonal attributes that give depth and intensity, especially in the flesh tones. The overall result is a painting with a visual ‘malleable texture’ that has eliminated unnecessary hard detail.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:20.1 W x 29.9 H x 0.2 D in

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