Category Archives: Pre-raphaelite

Lady in Red

Posted on July 16, 2011 by pearce

It was a dramatic day of change for the Queen painting in the studio today as I added Red Ochre to the dress. I left the grey version of the dress alone to dry for a couple of days to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian, Making work, Pre-raphaelite, Queen of Cups, Tarot-related paintings | 1 Comment

Wrapping up the Greyscale Drapery

Posted on July 13, 2011 by pearce

Because I didn’t like the balance of the composition as it stood I’ve added more fabric to the left side of the dress, making it extend under the Queen’s hand and off the edge of the panel, creating a more … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite, Queen of Cups, Sources | Leave a comment

Fabrication

Posted on July 12, 2011 by pearce

Now there’s colour in the window the composition is starting to make sense, with the figure framed within the blue sky. I like the depth that’s beginning to emerge, but of course the sky and sea will need glazing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite, Queen of Cups, Tarot-related paintings | Leave a comment

The Wall and the Queen’s Dress

Posted on July 8, 2011 by pearce

Painting the clothing in grey is satisfying, although I’m not satisfied with the skirt, which looks too tight and uncomfortable in my drawing. I borrowed some fabric from the theatre next to my studio and will get my daughter to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian, Making work, Pre-raphaelite, Queen of Cups, Tarot-related paintings | Leave a comment

Dressing the Queen of Cups

Posted on July 5, 2011 by pearce

I’ve taken a morning figuring out the values of the face and neck, using a Foundation White as a local wet white ground, then White and a flesh mixture of Cadmium Orange and Viridian to generate the darker areas. Although … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite, Queen of Cups | Leave a comment

Green Man

Posted on June 28, 2011 by pearce

The Green Man is finished following a morning of detailing ivy and adding Pre-Raphaelite Rosetti’s purple to the shadows and hair. I added some highlights to the veins of the ivy leaves, then lightened up the shadows of the ivy on the shirt with … Continue reading →

Posted in Green men, Making work, Pre-raphaelite | Leave a comment

Man Goes Green

Posted on June 27, 2011 by pearce

The green man finally got some of his proper colour, making him look quite different. A layer of Olive green over the background has made it drop back considerably with a vaguely leafy feel, while the ivy emerging from his … Continue reading →

Posted in Green men, Making work, Pre-raphaelite | Leave a comment

Chin Skin and Weird Beard

Posted on June 24, 2011 by pearce

I’ve continued with the flesh in the same way that I was working yesterday, building glazes and finding subtle transitions of colour and value. I’ve re-established the hair using Van Dyke Brown, a warm brown pigment made from a black … Continue reading →

Posted in Green men, Making work, Pre-raphaelite | Leave a comment

Joe – a Second Layer

Posted on June 22, 2011 by pearce

After having completed the wet white layer and allowing it to dry thoroughly I re-rendered the features of the face in a Raw Umber, this time without using any white at all. In this layer I’m only interested in capturing … Continue reading →

Posted in Green men, Making work, Pre-raphaelite | Leave a comment

Doing it Rossetti’s way

Posted on June 21, 2011 by pearce

Based on what I saw in Birmingham (see this earlier post) I’m using a variation on Rossetti’s version of the famous Pre-Raphaelite wet white technique to create a study of Joe’s head as the first of a group of paintings … Continue reading →

Posted in Folklore, Green men, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite, Sources | Leave a comment