Category Archives: Making work

Amelia in the forest

Posted on August 18, 2009 by pearce

I couldn’t face doing any more to the skeleton today, so I turned my attention to Amelia, because I really like the idea of putting her in a forest clearing instead of hanging in the void. I laid down simple … Continue reading →

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To the pelvis

Posted on August 13, 2009 by pearce

At last the first layer of the ribs is complete and I’m down to the pelvis and other bones and optimistically eying the sky and the TWENTY FIVE skulls in the foreground. (Whose idea was this?). I’ve got to get this … Continue reading →

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Ribs…

Posted on August 11, 2009 by pearce

This has taken a long time to do, but following yesterday’s work the ribcage is rapidly approaching completion, which means that I would expect the rest of the bones to go fairly quickly. The pelvis should be fun, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Old friend

Posted on August 6, 2009 by pearce

This old friend, A Prophet of the Apocalypse is going to be in a show of warriors at the High Studio pretty soon, so I’ve spent some time cleaning it up with some Ultramarine Blue that has brought the background back … Continue reading →

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Tsela

Posted on August 4, 2009 by pearce

These ribs are really time consuming, and tricky to get just so, but completely worth the work. I’ve made it down to the fourth rib on each side, gradually defining the sternum and building the dimension of the cage itself … Continue reading →

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Bonehead

Posted on August 3, 2009 by pearce

I’ve been developing the shadows of the skull and shoulders, defining the shapes of the bones and fixing the more glaring errors. It’s a little slow, but I feel the need to get detail down and make this a rather … Continue reading →

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Exhibit at the Kwan Fong

Posted on August 3, 2009 by pearce

I’ve returned to working in the studio after a long and productive weekend putting together the reception for Bob Privitt’s exhibit in the gallery at CLU. He’s an interesting artist who makes assembled and constructed display boxes from metal and … Continue reading →

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Back in business

Posted on July 30, 2009 by pearce

I’ve been up in the sierras camping with my son near Lake Isabella, amongst the redwoods and pines, catching trout during the day and hiking up mountains in the early morning to watch the dawn sun emerge over high ridge … Continue reading →

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First layer down, bones ongoing

Posted on July 18, 2009 by pearce

In between hanging doors and moving endless quantities of books, a really great house warming party and taking a very nice group of students to the Getty to visit the extraordinary collections of icons that hang there, I have actually … Continue reading →

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Heads

Posted on July 14, 2009 by pearce

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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