Category Archives: Paintings

Background

Posted on April 30, 2011 by pearce

This has been quite a week, including an unexpected visit to the hospital for a little investigation into my heart that turned out well, showing that my ticker is strong and pretty much ok for now. I’ll spare the details, … Continue reading →

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Yellow Dress

Posted on April 25, 2011 by pearce

Two images of the work in progress today: first, a picture of it the face this afternoon with another layer of flesh adjusting the work; and then the first layer of colour going onto the dress. I added Titanium White … Continue reading →

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Flesh

Posted on April 23, 2011 by pearce

I’ve started to lay down the first layer of flesh colour to the figure’s skin, using a velatura of Viridian and Cadmium Orange with Ceramic White, then popping in and blending a touch of Iron Oxide Red in the shadows, … Continue reading →

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Star Jasmine

Posted on April 22, 2011 by pearce

I changed my mind about working on the figure today, choosing to develop the background a little more instead. I’ve painted the first of the star jasmine flowers around the figure, setting up the first layer of several more to … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 22, 2011 by pearce

After completing the Raw Umber glaze over the orange background of Iron Oxide I used Olive Green moved around with a soft rag to create a generalized patchy background of leafy shadows, then mixed a grey green with Raw Umber, … Continue reading →

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Mass

Posted on April 19, 2011 by pearce

Using Raw Umber I’ve begun to rough in the shadows of the background, placing the Star before an archway that will be covered in Jasmine. Only small portions of the white arch will be visible, emerging through a blanket of … Continue reading →

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A Water Vase for the Star

Posted on April 15, 2011 by pearce

Although the vase I’ve roughed in is slight, it took a long time to draw it and figure out the structure of the elegant handle (do a quick google search for a vase image that inspired the one in the … Continue reading →

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Bringing in the Shadow

Posted on April 13, 2011 by pearce

With the layer of white complete it was possible to start working on building shadow using a Raw Umber and some careful work with a soft rag. I put down paint in the shapes of the shadows I recognized in … Continue reading →

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Ghostly

Posted on April 12, 2011 by pearce

Using Foundation White as a first layer makes the girl have a ghostly appearance as her figure emerges from the Iron Oxide sealer. The white is moving very smoothly over the panel, reminding me how much I love working on … Continue reading →

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Sealed

Posted on April 11, 2011 by pearce

Although the photo makes it a little difficult to see the blue figure I’ve completed the drawing and sealed it with Iron Oxide Red to make the next layers of paint work properly over the gesso. Without a sealing coat … Continue reading →

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