so I decided to reattempt my brick painting, it was supposed to be a close up representation of dale abbey. The dale abbey used to be a place of worship for christians however, in 1539 the act of dissolution was signed by King Henry the eighth and as a result of this it brought an end to dale abbey. Most of the furnishings were taken out and placed in other churches and the only thing that was left of the church was the arch.
I decided to use the same brick structure on the 2nd photo and create a textured brick wall painting on canvas. I started by sketching out the brick wall onto my canvas then I mixed some plaster with water and applied the first layer on my canvas:
I used the fan to dry the first and second layer of filler, so that it would become hard enough to paint over. After this, I decided to paint the lines in between the bricks, then proceeded to add layers of dark brown and green colours to the bricks.
here are the results of my brick wall painting:
Overall, I am impressed with how my painting turned out. The plaster on the canvas gives the painting a great texture and a realistic brick feel and look. Furthermore, I also think the rough textures makes this painting look old. With that being said most old brick walls look rough and are uneven in size because of deterioration. I think the painting does replicate the structure and the texture of dale abbey's bricks. However, I do think I could have made some of the colours darker like the greens and some of the browns in order to match it better with the picture. Another thing I would have improved about this painting is I would have made another one but on a larger canvas. But at the time I didn't have a large canvas and enough time to make one.
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