I Clear The Board And Start A New Game by John Douglas
John Douglas

I Clear The Board And Start A New Game by

gouache and rooibos tea on paper

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chess, game, gouache, john douglas, johndouglas, miscpainting

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  • sendao
    sendaoabout 3 years ago

    superb work my friend;an instant fav.!!!

  • thank you thank you! :)

    – John Douglas

  • H M Bascom
    H M Bascomabout 3 years ago

    Sounds like a great idea to me. Excellent work as always John.

  • thankyoudearhelen. yeah – I reckon clear thedecks every so often a good thing

    – John Douglas

  • John Fish
    John Fishabout 3 years ago

    I just love this. wonderful painting

  • thank you very much john

    – John Douglas

  • Shylie Edwards
    Shylie Edwardsabout 3 years ago

    WOW!!! love the intense blue and the bright red square!! what game are you playing??

  • “life” – I think!

    – John Douglas

  • Rahul Kapoor
    Rahul Kapoorabout 3 years ago

    Absolutely WOnderful!! very well thought!!

  • thanks rahul – as always you’re very kind :)

    – John Douglas

  • Astoreth
    Astorethabout 3 years ago

    Why does this image make me wilt and cave at the knees? LOL. xx

  • lol – usually it is my dancing that does that to people!

    – John Douglas

  • dani05
    dani05about 3 years ago

    Love your intense colours, the blue and red..
    Love those bold stokes too, wonderful piece!!

  • Thanks Dani – rooibos tea makes a great material!

    – John Douglas

  • dani05
    dani05about 3 years ago

    It does, yours seems nice and dark, wonder if yours are imported from SA, guess so..
    Just a pity there is no caffeine in Rooibos tea.

  • mine definitely from SA – the best! And also agree no caffeine, though if there was the amount I drink I most likely would be spesnding my time running in mad circles singing and not making any art!

    – John Douglas

  • butchart
    butchartabout 3 years ago

    love how the board seems to have some ghosts remaining…… beautiful work john……b

  • thanks – very much one of the points I wanted to get across B, glad you see it – no matter what we clear some always remain. :)

    – John Douglas

  • Mariapmann
    Mariapmannabout 3 years ago

    Oh boy! I hate chess but I love this the whole thing is dancing, the chessboard is like so many tiny square paintings! xx m

  • I am more a juimp hop and kill kinda game player – chess to esoteric and mathematical for my brain – but it make a good starting point for the theme I wanted for this – and yippee, am glad you see each square as its own painting – have done several verrsion os this over the years and that has always been the technical challenge.

    – John Douglas

  • excuse the typos and spelling crapology – as usual my typing fingers not up to the speed of my thoughts – and hate that I just typed “to” instread of “too”, one of my pet peeves. yikes.

    – John Douglas