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Category Archives: Making work
A hero with one wing
  Things are moving fast now, and I’m on a roll that is letting me paint fluidly and well. The wing’s third layer is complete, so I’m moving over to the right hand side. Using a half inch flat hog bristle … Continue reading
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Winged
 What a great morning of painting. I really enjoyed myself today, getting the left side wing halfway complete with some lovely variations from dark to light in a very satisfying third layer that develops the detail of the painting. … Continue reading
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Tail end and fixed ribs
There’s an academic holiday today which meant that after I had taken care of the administrative stuff I had to do in preparation for the next couple of weeks I was able to spend some serious time in the studio. … Continue reading
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Sons of Anarchy
Tommy Flanagan, who plays Chibs in the biker gang television show Sons of Anarchy came over to the studio yesterday. I really enjoyed hanging out with him and our mutual friend Paul Lucchesi at my house, where we talked about … Continue reading
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Pelvis
I’m moving the pelvis and repainting the foundational work I did before because it had a weird twist that wasn’t right. The spine is also in need of some correction and I’ll get to that after the weekend and the … Continue reading
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From leather to feather
The wings took a giant step forward today after some serious time spent in the studio this morning and an additional shot at it this afternoon. Take a look at some of the feathery detail in the large image behind … Continue reading
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Feather
Putting more detail into the feathers around the chest to pull the ribs out from the background of the wings. I’m painting the spaces between the feathers more than the actual feathers themselves, describing the shapes of the shadows around … Continue reading
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White
I’ve been using a piece of a well-washed textured towel to create dynamic feathery marks in the paint, then controlling the movement with a piece of an old t-shirt, very soft fabric. I guess people don’t imagine painters using rags … Continue reading
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Fundamental truths
I got the right side wing done today, so both sides now have their third layer of paint. The layers are building increasingly substantial body to the wings that I can exploit later when I bring detail to individual feathers. … Continue reading
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Phone shot
Here’s a front view of the paintings taken with my phone, so the quality’s pretty poor, but it gives you the general idea. I’ve been chuckling about how much it looks as if Death is trying to catch the goose!
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