Category Archives: Storm / The Aviator’s Dream

Storm XVIII

Posted on May 3, 2008 by pearce

I’ve been watching ravens recently. That’s presumably why Daedalus (I might as well name the guy on the left at this point…) has black raven’s wings. They’re fascinating animals that have been present in my life since I was a … Continue reading →

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storm XVII

Posted on May 1, 2008 by pearce

I couldn’t resist it. Here’s Daedalus…       First layer only, I’ll grey the wings back a little so they aren’t quite as dominant. Isn’t he lovely. I think Icarus needs wings too, but his will be white. I tried giving … Continue reading →

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Storm XVI

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pearce

I added some golden highlights to the rocks and to the woman, using titanium white and some transparent iron oxide. I like to scrape the two together with the palette knife, resulting in nice rich blends.   Some more definition … Continue reading →

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Storm XV

Posted on April 28, 2008 by pearce

  Here’s how the “Storm” painting is related to the labyrinth. The falling figure doesn’t necessarily need to be a person falling from the world trade center. Other falling figures come to mind, particularly Icarus, who flew too close to … Continue reading →

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storm XIV

Posted on April 27, 2008 by pearce

  Here’s a shot of the box, showing the direction it’s going in. There are some obvious problems to fix related to dimension – presently the unfolding side has no thickness, so it will need a highlight and an edge … Continue reading →

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storm XII

Posted on April 25, 2008 by pearce

     A few detail shots of the piece after yesterday’s work. The painting’s coming along well.  

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storm XI

Posted on April 22, 2008 by pearce

Today I worked on darkening the sky to the right of the clouds, the sea and the island. I’m not even close to completing the sea and I really must go and look at the ocean, but this is a … Continue reading →

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Storm X

Posted on April 17, 2008 by pearce

  Here’s the first sweep at the sky, an ultramarine blue over the white, easy on the medium. I’ll darken the sky a lot more because it’s way too bright right now and then I’ll work some details into the … Continue reading →

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storm IX

Posted on April 15, 2008 by pearce

I’ve been working on the painting today after what seems like a very long break; it feels good to be back in the studio after all the work on the bottle piece.   The colour is a little off in … Continue reading →

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storm VIII

Posted on April 10, 2008 by pearce

Today’s progress. She’s wearing her aviator goggles now, and a triangular necklace. I added much more definition into the face and flying helmet and knifed a layer of flesh tones onto the man, who is taking his proper place in … Continue reading →

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