Staying on Task 2009-2 - EQ

[jburnett]

Lovely work, EQ. Those trees are amazing!

[thistle_dew]

Originally Posted by Equatorial

I can consider this painting nearly finished. There'll still be tweaking here and there. The girl still has no face. I'll have to further adjust the black and the dark brown areas. It is easier to do these tweaking when the paints have dried up a bit.

This is the home of a family living on a stilted house on water in Southern Philippines. Philippines have many tropical storms, but the southern areas, being closer to the equator, have less. This part of the country is far from the capital Manila. This makes it is a bit neglected and even poorer than the others.

Edit: Changed to a newer picture.

I love that water EQ!!!

I lived in the Phillippines when I was younger, my Dad was in the Air Force. I can't say anything nice about my time there.

[Equatorial]

Thanks JB and Angela.

Ah, Angela, you are like your President, with a childhood in S E Asia. Can you still remember say a few words of Tagalog?

[Equatorial]

I have started on a new painting, another historic one for Singapore, the first steel mill here in the 1960s when the country got its independence. The mill was planned to supply reinforcing steel rods needed for a fast and large-scale concrete home construction program.

The WIP is below, oil on canvas, size 70 x 90 cm (27.5 x 35.5 in). There is still much tweaking to be done.

The painting is to do with indirect light from the nearly white hot steel, and the resulting shade, shadow and smoke. Blending of colors is important and has to be well done.

Edit: For my artworks, I seem to like the dramatic effect of light from fire.

[jburnett]

I like that you are choosing these subjects with such wonderful dramatic light! Great composition, too.

[Equatorial]

I've started on another painting, another historic one related to Singapore industry.

This painting has water and sky again. But no unusual water reflections.

[thistle_dew]

I like the dramatic lighting in the steel one.

Where did Singapore get the Iron Ore from?

[Equatorial]

Thanks Angela.

Originally Posted by thistle_dew

Where did Singapore get the Iron Ore from?

I don't really know. Maybe Australia.

Or maybe from shipbreaking yards as the quality of iron and steel in the melt is not important for making steel reinforcing bars for concrete construction.