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Monthly Archives: August 2009
A second day of eye photography
Derek came over again this morning and we spent a pleasant morning shooting video of more people’s eyes for the “Eyes of My Ancestors” project. The due date has moved to the 1st November, so I have a little welcome … Continue reading
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Amelia reaching conclusion
Applying a blue glaze over the stones has isolated Amelia, the head (with blood) and the orb as the brightest things in the painting. I’m pretty satisfied with this today, and can’t do much more to it because on Monday … Continue reading
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Blue eyes blue trees
Derek did a fantastic job today shooting the video for the Ancestors project. I liked the results we got very much, and enjoyed the pleasant company of six friends who came over to sit as our eye models. We had … Continue reading
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Birch
I’ve taken the birches all the way across the canvas in grays, so next I will introduce some muted colour to them, then glaze with some Prussian blue. In addition to working on this piece I’ve been looking for people … Continue reading
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Dark Forest
I’ve painted trees for several hours, working on the small branches on the left side of the painting then deciding that I didn’t like the angular gesture they brought to the piece, and repainting the darkness between the trees. In … Continue reading
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Can’t see the forest for the trees
 I’m building the next layer onto the trees using a mixture of Titanium and Zinc white, rubbed in with my fingers and scumbled onto the canvas with a bristle brush, occasionally softening the marks with an old t-shirt. Although … Continue reading
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Wings
Rich Brimer is a good guy. He came over to visit a couple of days ago (and to share a couple of beers) bringing with him the stuffed goose that he shot when he was about twelve years old because … Continue reading
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Amelia in the forest
I couldn’t face doing any more to the skeleton today, so I turned my attention to Amelia, because I really like the idea of putting her in a forest clearing instead of hanging in the void. I laid down simple … Continue reading
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To the pelvis
At last the first layer of the ribs is complete and I’m down to the pelvis and other bones and optimistically eying the sky and the TWENTY FIVE skulls in the foreground. (Whose idea was this?). I’ve got to get this … Continue reading
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Ribs…
This has taken a long time to do, but following yesterday’s work the ribcage is rapidly approaching completion, which means that I would expect the rest of the bones to go fairly quickly. The pelvis should be fun, and I’m … Continue reading
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