Collage Exploration on 9 x 12 Canvas #4 - Village Boardwalk

#4 of 4 in a Series: Village Boardwalk
"When I walk down the boardwalk, people stop me and say, 'Oh, your house is the one that glows.'"–Mary Matalin

This fourth and final piece of this series is similiar to the third in color, design, and composition. The foreground wanted to be a lighter color than #3. But the same oranges, reds, and pinks are also part of the main color story of this painting.

The composition is asymmetrical with curvilinear lines. There is high contrast of darks and lights and warm colors and cool colors. The shapes seem to move to the right. The three triangles in the foreground anchor the composition.

Summary of #4
All in all, I think it's a pleasing and colorful image filled with good cheer. What do you think? I'd love to hear, leave a comment below.

I have been working on a four-painting series for the past month. All four paintings are now complete. This post features the third in the series.

It takes a few to make war, but it takes a village and a nation to build peace.
–Abiy Ahmed

The Series
This series consists of four small paintings on gallery-wrapped canvas measuring 9 x 12 x 0.5 inches. The media used was acrylic paint and paper. I did two series on 9 x 12 inch paper of three paintings each and wanted to try it with gallery-wrapped canvas.

Process
The first step was to paint a white acrylic base coat on each painting. Then, I adhered colored paper shapes onto each of the four canvases, each receiving a unique approach. I painted all four canvases with the underlayer, which helped determine the design direction of each painting.

After the initial sessions of working on all four at once, I considered each one and worked consecutively, finishing each piece as I progressed to the next.

I wanted to make a series of small paintings that would hang well together. After the first painting, the color scheme took a different route. Numbers two, three, and four share a similar color story. Numbers three and four follow an almost identical design style along with the color story.