We now get to the planning stage of doing a painting for a competition like this one. The painting I did for the 2023 competition, was smaller than the original, about 60%. Sticking to the original size would have disqualified my entry because of size limitations set by the rules.
This year the painting I chose is much smaller. The old masters did not have standard sizes for the canvases which makes it necessary for me to adjust the size of the painting I am doing. I decided to scale up, to fit a panel that I already have. The original was also done with a different aspect ratio, which added to the challenge of scale.
Sometimes art requires doing a little math. I cut and mounted the panel in 2023 from scratch, but this year I decided to go with a store bought panel from my stash.
The new size? 66% larger than the original. Yeah, that engineering degree is useful at the weirdest of times. LOL!
More on that next time.
Until tomorrow!
🇿🇦💜 Linzé
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