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Monthly Archives: September 2009
From leather to feather
The wings took a giant step forward today after some serious time spent in the studio this morning and an additional shot at it this afternoon. Take a look at some of the feathery detail in the large image behind … Continue reading
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Feather
Putting more detail into the feathers around the chest to pull the ribs out from the background of the wings. I’m painting the spaces between the feathers more than the actual feathers themselves, describing the shapes of the shadows around … Continue reading
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Art Festival
My weekend was tied up with promoting the University Art Department at the local Art Festival, sponsored by CLU for several years. We have a good relationship with the local community that is helped by our participation in these kinds … Continue reading
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White
I’ve been using a piece of a well-washed textured towel to create dynamic feathery marks in the paint, then controlling the movement with a piece of an old t-shirt, very soft fabric. I guess people don’t imagine painters using rags … Continue reading
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Fundamental truths
I got the right side wing done today, so both sides now have their third layer of paint. The layers are building increasingly substantial body to the wings that I can exploit later when I bring detail to individual feathers. … Continue reading
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Phone shot
Here’s a front view of the paintings taken with my phone, so the quality’s pretty poor, but it gives you the general idea. I’ve been chuckling about how much it looks as if Death is trying to catch the goose!
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White wing
The left wing is taking shape now, with another layer of white over the brown texture layer, beginning to define the shapes of the feather layers and bring some depth to the surface. Ultimately I expect to put some blue … Continue reading
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Between Life and Death
I started laying out the construction of the painting that comes after the Angel of Death: In between death and birth. I see the painting as a male and female couple within a circle at centre of the canvas, curled … Continue reading
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Leathery wings
At last the base of both wings is down, but I lack the feathers between the skeleton’s legs. I’m particularly happy with the texture of the paint in this layer, because I know it’s going to give me a rich … Continue reading
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Wing base
I’ve done a base layer of Van Dyke Brown to the left wing, wiping it to make a soft feathery base which will become more defined as I put more detail into the surface. It’s looking  a bit leathery and … Continue reading
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