Ethan's Ollie

Posted by Stephen Quirke on January 23, 2009 under Art, figure, ollie, painting, skateboard, watercolor, watercolour | 4 Comments to Read

Here is a picture, below, I did of Ethan doing an Ollie on his skateboard:

I liked the dark background as it gave definition to his upper body and arms, which were light.  But I found the tree trunk offputting.

Here are the stages in the development of the first picture:

    

I had a feeling the painting went downhill from the first one and wanted to preserve some of the freshness.

So I did the picture again:

 

The background is more suggested than described and I liked the figure better.  What do you think?  
Any comments on the comparison?