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Category Archives: Making work
Basing the sun and finding the hand
Looking forward through my plans for this day I realized that I would have almost no time for work in the studio unless I got into it right away, so after I ran and did my yoga I got straight … Continue reading
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Twins
I started on a new piece today, the Twins. I’m pretty excited to get started on more of the series of cards, and getting deeper into understanding the imagery contained in them. This one is particularly alchemical, using an image … Continue reading
Lights and Metal
I spent the afternoon looking for metal pieces that would help with making the tree build go more easily. At IMS (Industrial Metal Supply) there’s an amazing assortment of materials and useful bits and pieces for metal work, and I … Continue reading
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Skull logo for the theatre piece
On the crates that are going to be in the play for the factory scenes we need to have a corporate logo for the evil peach packing company that plans to destroy the magical and wonderful family tree that produces … Continue reading
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Trumps
  I’ve been shooting photos for reference for new paintings, intending to continue building my own painted collection of tarot card trumps. I have reference shots for The Lovers, The Sun, and The Empress. I decided to reshoot the pictures I … Continue reading
Justice and Temperance
I spent a few productive hours in the studio despite guilty feelings that I really ought to get on with some administrative work that I need to catch up with, and the nagging sensation that goes with the theatre piece. … Continue reading
Slippery
I completed the ballet shoes this morning by adding a touch of blue into the medium value areas to complement the otherwise very warm pallette, then painting over the bright gold leaf with a glaze of burnt sienna. I delivered … Continue reading
Pointe it out…
I’ve fixed up the gold leaf bordering the slippers and rendered an en grisaille layer. They already appear to be pink because the gold leaf sits over a carmine red gesso, so when I sanded the area I thought the … Continue reading
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Ballet and administration
I’ve been deeply buried in paperwork for the last few days, completely missing Imbolc and Bridget’s day – Candlemas passed almost unnoticed and I spent the time worrying about getting all sorts of information together for my tenure review package … Continue reading
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Drawing
The female figure has been completely drawn, so I used a little Prussian Blue to line it out so that when I prime the panel it will be easily visible under the Burnt Sienna. I also started to think about … Continue reading
