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Category Archives: Making work
Pregnancy
I was able to get started drawing Christine today, and I’m really enjoying getting this image down onto canvas – right now this is a graphite sketch, not quite complete. I’m teaching Life drawing and painting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, … Continue reading
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Golden
  I’ve learned how to upload images in a workaround way, so here’s the state of Justice and Temperance prior to gilding them, and below, the process of adding the red clay undercoat, then temperance with the leaf applied.   You … Continue reading
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Gold
I’ve gilded the spheres that Justice and Temperance stand upon, and they look great. I still can’t get photos posted to the site, and that’s frustrating, but I’m hoping that it will be fixed very soon. Technology is so great … Continue reading
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In the studio
What a great day. I love my job! It was the first day of life drawing and life painting class today, with my new model (Christine) who arrived in class ready to work and quite pregnant. What a luxury it … Continue reading
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Gesso
I’ve been laying down lots of gesso today, preparing the tall canvases for painting and getting those spheres that Justice and Temperance are standing upon ready for gold. The two virtues have had at least four thick coats to get … Continue reading
Themis
I’ve been working on giving Justice her sword and scales. The sword is a hefty broadsword behind her back, her scales hang suspended in the air below her hand. In the first swipe at the metal of the sword I … Continue reading
Messy
In Santa Barbara this morning to meet with Mitchell and Lukas the technical director who is responsible for building the tree. We had a good meeting discussing how the tree would work with the play, establishing some ideas for different … Continue reading
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Andrew Wyeth
Rest in Peace Andrew Wyeth. I’ve always admired your work, dedication to technique and care for the world you lived in. Thank You.
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Temperance gets a new look
I didn’t get much time in the studio today, being involved in preparation for the new semester, shows coming into the gallery and whatnot, but did get to work on Temperance when I got a spare hour this evening. I … Continue reading
Amelia is finished
I painted a glaze of Ultramarine Blue over the background of Amelia, dropping the halo back and putting a nice blue edge to the hand and some of the stones. I’ve always enjoyed that softening of the edges by using … Continue reading
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