Brushwerk

Saturday, September 24, 2011

This church house was painted from a photo and a sketch I made in country NSW. I can't even remember where I was! Painted in 2010.

This was painted near our house in Heidelberg, 2010

Early morning farm scene near Mollymook, NSW.

2 comments:

Arthur said...: Hi Rene, I love the bleed effects in your impressionistic paintings like these ones (like you've overpainted the sky or something?). It's really wonderful! Thank you for posting!

Cheers; October 3, 2011 at 6:28 AM
Rene Pfitzner said...: Hey, thanks Arthur! I just noticed you'd made a comment! Yeah, I like to paint dark underneath for the sky and dab a lighter layer of paint on top. This sometimes bleeds over into the middle and background to get a softer edge. I don't want to get a hard edge on too many objects in the painting, it creates too many focal points.; April 28, 2012 at 4:13 PM

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There's something about the tactile nature of oil paints that I love. It's great to get the right colour and paste in on in chunks (I use a bright brush to get an impressionistic mosaic effect). The accidental effects you get with paint are all part of the fun.

I've painted in oils since school, but my work got a shot in the arm after I spent a scholarship year at Julian Ashton's, Sydney. I love getting outdoors and painting landscapes. Lately I've also been working up larger pieces in my studio (garage). The inspiration for my landscapes is mainly Sydney Long, Walter Withers and the mighty Arthur Streeton. I also dabble in portraits (including the occasional animal).

You can buy some of these paintings at my Etsy store.

If you have any questions or commissions, feel free to email me: rene.pfitzner@gmail.com