Category Archives: Making work

Pouncing the sky

Posted on October 5, 2011 by pearce

After the Cobalt Blue was thoroughly dry and I got over a nasty but mercifully short little flu virus that beat me up this weekend, I was able to pounce the sky with a coat of Foundation white, dropping the … Continue reading →

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Horizon

Posted on October 1, 2011 by pearce

Once the blue was wiped away from the morning glory and the figures, cleaning up any overlapping colour, it was time to start work on the horizon line. I want the landscape to be a little wild and unkempt, to … Continue reading →

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Building Blue Sky

Posted on October 1, 2011 by pearce

    I’ve been busy painting a first layer of the sky, first using a brush to paint a layer of the colour over the entire sky, then using an old but clean t-shirt as a pouncing rag, all bunched … Continue reading →

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Hand to Vine

Posted on September 30, 2011 by pearce

The vines wrapping around the Emperor’s legs have become much more substantial, reaching all the way up to his knees and down to the a point just above the horizon. I started working on the leaves that are emerging from the shaman’s mouth, … Continue reading →

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Green Woman Vines

Posted on September 24, 2011 by pearce

After a week of scattered attention in the studio it was really great to have a full day of time to dedicate to painting. The foundation layer of the vines has progressed much further, including an exciting passage of work … Continue reading →

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Glory

Posted on September 23, 2011 by pearce

The morning glory has spread to cover much of the calf of the Emperor’s right leg, but I want to show more of it reaching up to pass his left foot, perhaps even stretching out tendrils toward his abdomen and … Continue reading →

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Vines Wrap Leg

Posted on September 20, 2011 by pearce

I’m thoroughly enjoying painting these vines, which are more realistic than my earlier more decorative flowers in the Empress painting. I’ve used my reference pictures from the back garden a little, but I’m getting great pleasure out of inventing passages … Continue reading →

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Green Woman

Posted on September 16, 2011 by pearce

The Emperor is completely painted in Raw Umber, but I’m not entirely satisfied with his feet, which are not as dynamic as I’d like. However, I expect vines to wrap around them, so it may not be necessary to get … Continue reading →

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Shorts

Posted on September 12, 2011 by pearce

  The Emperor is beginning to get increasingly convincing now that his shorts are becoming more substantial, although I’d like to add a second working of the Raw Umber to the painting I did today to make the value more … Continue reading →

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Handling the Globus Cruciger

Posted on September 9, 2011 by pearce

                      I’ve continued working with the Raw Umber to re-render the right arm holding the spherical globus cruciger, his torso and the left arm holding the scepter. Working on the … Continue reading →

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