The above is a painting for my Nephew. It is metallic red, not pink as it seems in this photo. He chose the color the last time I saw him, and the rest has been my invention. The stencil is an African art symbol –
DENKYEM = “crocodile” = symbol of adaptability
The crocodile lives in the water, yet breathes the air, demonstrating an ability to adapt to circumstances.
And the dots (which are silver) are inspired by some Aboriginal Art, which I’ve got in my head recently. I love dot paintings.
The question is, do I put more dots on the painting to make it look more like the one below – as in fill in the space between the Denkyem and the border with more dots? Not all silver ones because that would be too much, but maybe graduating shades of silver to white, or silver to black? Can you let me know what you think in the comments?
I really love how it looks now but I think more dots could work really well too.
That’s a great painting, snoskred! I’d be sorry to see it change, but I’d love to see it with more dots, too. (I love dot paintings as well.) Can you do two paintings?
I like it as it is. Bold, simple and graphic.
I share Jo’s view. But you might try a clear removeable overlay and experiment with more dots, or even play with a digitized copy, then compare.
As for opinions, I say as-is.
I like it as is too.