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Category Archives: Life
Heads
In between renting trucks and moving furniture from Santa Barbara to Thousand Oaks I managed to sketch in another half dozen of these skulls, bringing the first layer closer to completion. I think it will take another hour of work … Continue reading
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All in a days work.
Run run run. All I’ve done today is hurry from one appointment to the next, starting with archery with my son and his scout troop this morning, on to the afternoon getting my daughter to a party, then to pick … Continue reading
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Skulls and the house
Moving into the house is keeping me busy, as I find endless distractions and needs that must be attended to. I’m pretty happy with the kitchen now, which really matters as the heart of the house, and I’ve been enjoying … Continue reading
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New home
I’m mostly moved into my new place, which was pretty easy because apart from paintings and drawings I don’t own much except kitchen stuff and camping gear. The house is lovely – really cool even when it’s hot outside, a … Continue reading
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Whiteout
Here’s a scary intermediate stage, showing a layer of white going over the first layer of the skeleton. Obviously I’ll cover the right side wing as well, then I’ll use a clean rag to take this off of the rendering … Continue reading
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Woodshop redux
Sam and Jason and I spent a very cheerful morning finishing up the wood-shop benches, installing a small fridge and cleaning up some of the tools. This is fabulous! Now the shop is fully loaded with benches all we have … Continue reading
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Sky
Short on cobalt blue paint, I used pigment mixed with a little oil, then added walnut alkyd to produce the lovely rich colour seen here. There’s something very satisfying about making your own paint, but it takes a lot longer … Continue reading
Gesso – grey day
I visited my friend Steve Aufhauser at his San Fernando Valley art supplies store while I was picking up some gesso in preparation for the arrival of the canvas I need to stretch onto the big panels. He’s such a … Continue reading
Fortitude
I enjoyed camping with my son for the weekend, striking camp early this morning and returning to the studio after running a mile and an abbreviated yoga practice. My colleague Terry Spehar-Fahey showed up and began work on a new … Continue reading
Bears and wolves
Here’s a strange coincidence: I spent several hours researching bears and wolves yesterday in pursuit of reference images and to learn how they are put together and specifically how they appear when they attack. Today I’ve spoken to three of … Continue reading
