Category Archives: Paintings

Hairs Temperance

Posted on November 30, 2008 by pearce

I enjoyed getting the Raw Sienna into the hair, using some Prussian Blue to counter the yellowness of the pigment. I ragged some of that blue onto the wings while I was at it, and I beginning to see how … Continue reading →

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So Cal

Posted on November 30, 2008 by pearce

I drove back to Thousand Oaks today, an eight hour journey that felt like fifteen. I arrived here at about nine pm, deciding like a lunatic to get into the studio and paint once I got to unload, which I … Continue reading →

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Defining Amelia

Posted on November 25, 2008 by pearce

I’ve been thinking and writing about the role of feminine characters in my paintings as I prepare a paper for the Alchemy Journal. Amelia is the most dominant of the women at present, having appeared in an earlier incarnation in … Continue reading →

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Head

Posted on November 19, 2008 by pearce

I added a pool of blood to the ground around the head. Right now it’s too bright, and will need to get a layer to moderate the intensity of colour.

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Headless

Posted on November 18, 2008 by pearce

The sword is coming along, based on a fabulous samurai sword loaned to me by our lovely costume designer, Lolita Ball, who is simply delightful. The alchemical Queen Amelia looks dramatic and intentional now, having acted to behead the king, … Continue reading →

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Live by the Sword (and hair)

Posted on November 17, 2008 by pearce

I have been thinking ahead wondering what comes next in the painting. If Amelia is the elemental representative of the purified air, coming to the earth to be combined with it in the alchemical conjunction, then she will need to … Continue reading →

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Justice gets the blues

Posted on November 16, 2008 by pearce

Here’s the base layer of the shadows on Justice’s robe. I love the play between the blue and the white, very pleasant, but I’m going to have to warm up the shadows on the left side so the figure gets … Continue reading →

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Feet

Posted on November 16, 2008 by pearce

I re-rendered Amelia’s feet because they were so completely off. This is much better, they’re feet that someone could actually stand on now. I separated the legs a touch, too, and added some white to the ground around the new … Continue reading →

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Temperance chastens

Posted on November 16, 2008 by pearce

Another layer of zinc white over the shadow work in the wings,  dropping the dark areas back into the white and giving a softer quality to the surface of the feathers. I put the stream of water between the bottles … Continue reading →

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Face and Hand

Posted on November 16, 2008 by pearce

I worked on defining the features of the face first, using the Prussian blue to draw edges and shadows around the eyes, nose and mouth. Having defined the features I added some pinks and reds around the mouth in particular, … Continue reading →

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