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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Virtues
I’ve done a little sketching for the thirty footer, and decided to work with the seven virtues, Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice, with Faith, Hope and Charity. The wall I’m thinking of for the piece has a large chair and … Continue reading
Leaving it to the shadows
I’ve put a glaze of Sap Green with occasional dabs of Iron Oxide to the leaves, then added shadows of black to the edges of the leaves and around the rocks, which has made everything sit together much more effectively. … Continue reading
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Building green
I’m laying down more green and white leaves and gradually filling the space around the rocks with foliage, including the first layer of some grass alongside the roses, seen in the second photo. The white leaves will soon be dry … Continue reading
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Foliage
Here’s a before and after shot of how the first layer of the foliage is going down onto the canvas. First I’ve painted the leaves in grey so that the green has a light surface to lay on, or the … Continue reading
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Trees beside a moonlit creek
It took a while to get warmed up, but once I got moving I managed to cover quite a lot of the canvas, adding a new and more useful layer to the trees which had little substance and needed detail. … Continue reading
Amelia Redefined
The Angel is taking a back seat now, following a black day for the skeleton and Amelia. My big easel looks almost comically small without a giant canvas on it. I’ve been deepening the shadows on both pieces, working the … Continue reading
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Dark shadows
I’ve returned from the mountains, where I enjoyed a little camping beneath forest pines with some good friends. There’s something incredibly refreshing about sleeping outside amongst trees. Much of the forest was burnt to a crisp a couple of years … Continue reading
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Pelvis
Raw sienna makes a huge difference to the appearance of the work, making the surface of the skull and the shadows drop back and giving them some age. I’m particularly pleased with the appearance of the skull, although I think … Continue reading
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Ahead of his hand
I mentioned yesterday that I needed to darken the inside of the mouth to make the teeth jump a little, so today I got into using Raw Sienna to yellow the bones of the skull a little, and mixed with … Continue reading
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Devil in the Details
Continuing with the work on the skull to improve the rendering has resulted in a much wider mouth and an increasingly savage appearance. I still need to work on the mouth to improve it, having moved his upper teeth higher … Continue reading
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