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Category Archives: Other people’s work
Man Goes Green
The green man finally got some of his proper colour, making him look quite different. A layer of Olive green over the background has made it drop back considerably with a vaguely leafy feel, while the ivy emerging from his … Continue reading
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Ivy
Although ivy is the bane of my gardening life, for this little study for the allegory of the green man it’s the perfect plant. It’s impossible to destroy, totally invasive and undeniably full of indestructible life. It’s energy and tenacity is … Continue reading
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Chin Skin and Weird Beard
I’ve continued with the flesh in the same way that I was working yesterday, building glazes and finding subtle transitions of colour and value. I’ve re-established the hair using Van Dyke Brown, a warm brown pigment made from a black … Continue reading
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Joe – a Second Layer
After having completed the wet white layer and allowing it to dry thoroughly I re-rendered the features of the face in a Raw Umber, this time without using any white at all. In this layer I’m only interested in capturing … Continue reading
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Doing it Rossetti’s way
Based on what I saw in Birmingham (see this earlier post) I’m using a variation on Rossetti’s version of the famous Pre-Raphaelite wet white technique to create a study of Joe’s head as the first of a group of paintings … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Green men, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite, Sources
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Transcendent Beauty
Have you ever stood in front of a painting that was so beautiful that you wanted to cry, or felt a moment of unity with an image that seemed to speak to your heart? That paintings are capable of this … Continue reading
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Kicking Puppies
In Arles, a pretty town on the Rhone deep in the South of France, there stands a magnificent oval arena built by the Romans for the entertainment of the soldiers and veterans who colonized the town two thousand one hundred … Continue reading
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Burne-Jones and Beautiful Botticelli
It’s truly an extraordinary experience to see room after room of great art in the Louvre, although despite the exceptional quality of the huge collection of ancient sculpture from Rome and Greece, the wonderful Egyptian antiquities, and the splendid decoration … Continue reading
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Pre Raphaelites in London
I have no photographs to share from today’s Pre Raphaelite adventures, because once again the paintings we saw were concealed under thick glass, preventing me from getting decent pictures and making close examination difficult. This time we were at the … Continue reading
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Rossetti’s working methods
Having the good fortune to find an unfinished Rossetti “Lady of the Window” hanging in the Birmingham City Art Museum led me to an exciting time looking closely to see what technical insights I could gain from the work. Although … Continue reading
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