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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Stretch
I painted more ivy today, which brings the Aviator’s Dream dangerously close to completion. The crucifixion got a glaze coat over the blacks to make the quality of the finish more consistent, leaving only that face to deal with. So … Continue reading
The Golden Bowl V
I painted the primer layer over the initial drawing, then began to sketch the outline of the figures. To bring the girl holding the bowl forward I Â altered the position of the hands to appear to be behind her, so … Continue reading
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Storm xxi
The ivy is thoroughly laid in now, still pretty crude, but you can see the structure of it. After I shot these pictures I continued to paint the leaves upward on the side of Amelia’s body. I really like the … Continue reading
Gallery
I added some more pictures to the gallery site and added a couple of new pages to carry them. Photos of The Solar Cross and The Alchemy Tree.
In a week
I’m really pleased with the way the week has gone. I’ve made significant progress on four pieces, nearly completing two major works and getting some serious work done on the new gallery website. I must confess that I’m concerned with producing … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl iv
Here’s the drawing with the fifth figure added to the right side. There’s still some tweaking to be done: in particular I’m not thrilled with the figure on the left. I gave him a book, but it doesn’t really work, … Continue reading
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Storm XX
 Surprise! I began painting the ivy in the Aviator’s Dream at last. I’ve been putting it off for so long now that it was getting silly and I really have no good reason for not wanting to do the … Continue reading
The Golden Bowl iii
I spent an hour or so fixing the figure that I didn’t like and tweaking the composition a bit. The structure of the painting is based on the five pointed pentagram, like the star on American Air Force planes, military … Continue reading
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crucifixion ix
I didn’t get much done today other than to add a glaze layer of transparent iron ozide to the moon, hinting at the cratered surface and the rabbit in the moon. Â I’m considerably more satisfied with the colour balance … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl ii
I spent a pleasant hour or two drawing a couple more figures onto the sketch for the Golden Bowl painting. I’m pretty happy that the painting will go the way I want it to; it’s a bit smaller and the … Continue reading
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