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Category Archives: Alchemical paintings
Storm xxii
I took poor Amelia’s face off with some fine grit sandpaper. The eye was in the wrong place, the nose was hopeless, so she’s temporarily faceless. Not to worry, I quickly rebuilt her structure, at least the en grisaille layer, … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl VI
I continued to build the first layers of the painting by adding an en grisaille layer to the flesh and beginning to build the composition. I think the black rectangular area behind the central figure will become a megalith – … Continue reading
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Fama Finished Redux
I picked up Fama from Rich’s home this morning, where it had been tucked away after a show last month when I was unable to pick it up myself. Once I got to the studio I put it on an … Continue reading
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Stretch
I painted more ivy today, which brings the Aviator’s Dream dangerously close to completion. The crucifixion got a glaze coat over the blacks to make the quality of the finish more consistent, leaving only that face to deal with. So … Continue reading
The Golden Bowl V
I painted the primer layer over the initial drawing, then began to sketch the outline of the figures. To bring the girl holding the bowl forward I Â altered the position of the hands to appear to be behind her, so … Continue reading
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Storm xxi
The ivy is thoroughly laid in now, still pretty crude, but you can see the structure of it. After I shot these pictures I continued to paint the leaves upward on the side of Amelia’s body. I really like the … Continue reading
The Golden Bowl iv
Here’s the drawing with the fifth figure added to the right side. There’s still some tweaking to be done: in particular I’m not thrilled with the figure on the left. I gave him a book, but it doesn’t really work, … Continue reading
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Storm XX
 Surprise! I began painting the ivy in the Aviator’s Dream at last. I’ve been putting it off for so long now that it was getting silly and I really have no good reason for not wanting to do the … Continue reading
The Golden Bowl iii
I spent an hour or so fixing the figure that I didn’t like and tweaking the composition a bit. The structure of the painting is based on the five pointed pentagram, like the star on American Air Force planes, military … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl ii
I spent a pleasant hour or two drawing a couple more figures onto the sketch for the Golden Bowl painting. I’m pretty happy that the painting will go the way I want it to; it’s a bit smaller and the … Continue reading
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