Monthly Archives: July 2008

Fama finished Redux iii

Posted on July 27, 2008 by pearce

I didn’t publish a picture of the complete Fama including the golden highlights.

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The Golden Bowl viii

Posted on July 26, 2008 by pearce

Perhaps the painting needs a little explanation and clarification. The trinity is expressed in three figures: the monad by the central bowl carrying girl; the dyad by the young woman with the rod; the triad by the young man with … Continue reading →

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The Golden Bowl vii

Posted on July 25, 2008 by pearce

A good day today, completing the preliminary en grisaille layer of all the figures. I will need to consider the background carefully, but the piece is well on the way. Obviously there will be a lot of cleaning up to … Continue reading →

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Revolution!

Posted on July 25, 2008 by pearce

In my old essay “The Reluctant Death of Modernism” I was extremely critical of modernist art and the twentieth century rejection of technical ability that truncated the careers of many excellent painters, particularly our cultural failure to offer them training … Continue reading →

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Storm xxiii

Posted on July 25, 2008 by pearce

I put on a velatura of red iron oxide, white and naples yellow to begin fleshing out the face of poor Amelia. She’ll need a bit of tweaking to finish her up, but she’s pretty close. I’m not happy with … Continue reading →

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Printing

Posted on July 24, 2008 by pearce

My friend Steve is a VP of Holden Color printing company in Simi Valley, CA that produces very good quality catalogues beautifully made art books and promotional materials. I visited his facility this afternoon to see how the company produces … Continue reading →

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Storm xxii

Posted on July 24, 2008 by pearce

I took poor Amelia’s face off with some fine grit sandpaper. The eye was in the wrong place, the nose was hopeless, so she’s temporarily faceless. Not to worry, I quickly rebuilt her structure, at least the en grisaille layer, … Continue reading →

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The Golden Bowl VI

Posted on July 23, 2008 by pearce

I continued to build the first layers of the painting by adding an en grisaille layer to the flesh and beginning to build the composition. I think the black rectangular area behind the central figure will become a megalith – … Continue reading →

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Fama Finished Redux ii

Posted on July 23, 2008 by pearce

I added some golden highlights into the hair of the man, and touched the edge of the bowl with the same. It makes the illusion that the setting sun is catching the edge of the hair and lighting it up. … Continue reading →

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Fama Finished Redux

Posted on July 22, 2008 by pearce

I picked up Fama from Rich’s home this morning, where it had been tucked away after a show last month when I was unable to pick it up myself. Once I got to the studio I put it on an … Continue reading →

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