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Category Archives: Paintings
Bombers ii
I spent a little time figuring out compositional structure for the piece, coming up with this cleaner and more balanced version. I like it – there’s a simplicity to it that I’m enjoying. I thought a good subtitle or alternative … Continue reading
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Bombers i
Here’s the sketch for the next big painting. Bombers is the name of an obscure David Bowie song I happened to listen to this morning that seems entirely appropriate as a title for this piece. Lyrics are here if you would like … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl viii
Perhaps the painting needs a little explanation and clarification. The trinity is expressed in three figures: the monad by the central bowl carrying girl; the dyad by the young woman with the rod; the triad by the young man with … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl vii
A good day today, completing the preliminary en grisaille layer of all the figures. I will need to consider the background carefully, but the piece is well on the way. Obviously there will be a lot of cleaning up to … Continue reading
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Storm xxiii
I put on a velatura of red iron oxide, white and naples yellow to begin fleshing out the face of poor Amelia. She’ll need a bit of tweaking to finish her up, but she’s pretty close. I’m not happy with … Continue reading
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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