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Monthly Archives: December 2008
The face of Justice
Having done as much as I could to Amelia’s orb I moved back to Justice, who has been neglected of late, to build the surface of her face up a little. This is a wild improvement upon the sketched up … Continue reading
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Tagged Tarot-related paintings
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Orb
I’m finally getting something like a satisfactory conclusion to this, with the white wispy edge to the orb working out well, and a curious orange centre to it. I had a very pleasant day with my kids looking for Christmas … Continue reading
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Orbology
I think I have this figured out now. A while ago I made a circular piece with a second circle inside it, that I used as a base for the grails to sit on in the last show. It looks … Continue reading
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The orb dominates
Working at getting the orb right has been challenging, but I think I finally have it on the track. I painted out nearly all of the outer circle of white, which simply wasn’t working because it was just too big, … Continue reading
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Reflux – distilling the canyon
I went to the lab and met Dr. Tanacci this morning so I could learn how to safely set up the reflux tower for producing the essence of the sage brush from Red Rock Canyon. This was very simple, and … Continue reading
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Anniversary approaches…
December 18th will be the first anniversary of this blog! Hard to believe that it’s nearly been a year. It’s been a great exercise for me, requiring me to think about what I’ve done each day and sort through it … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Making work, Sources, The Cardinal Virtues
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The orb
The orb is growing.It looks really bright and white at the moment, but it’s about to get it’s blue layer which will drop it right back again. I’m going to try a golden center around the flame, then blue over … Continue reading
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Darkness and Light
Now working on the light is beginning to really pay off. A black glaze over the background ragged off at the boundaries of a circle about the glowing orb has made the composition start to take more dramatic shape. The … Continue reading
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Amelia in the dark
I added a glaze of black to the background, thoroughly darkening the sky and landscape, and making considerably more sense of the lighting at last. I added some Cadmium Yellow and some Naples yellow to the flame, then as highlights … Continue reading
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