Category Archives: Paintings

Raven

Posted on May 7, 2008 by pearce

Our search for these birds is now bordering on the obsessive. When we look for them we can never find them, and when we spot them we never have a camera ready. My daughter is in on the search with … Continue reading →

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Storm XXII

Posted on May 7, 2008 by pearce

The flower field. First layer of flowers over two layers of preparatory painting.   

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storm XX

Posted on May 6, 2008 by pearce

A productive day.  We have a beautiful rose garden next to our chapel here at the CLU campus. so I shot some close up pictures yesterday as reference material for the rose in the box. In the studio this morning I … Continue reading →

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Storm XIX

Posted on May 4, 2008 by pearce

    The second photo is by Ethan Pearce    Continuing my pursuit of those melancholy birds as research for the “Aviator’s Dream” painting, this morning we walked the trusty hound to the park, seeking out ravens as we went. It seems … Continue reading →

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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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