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Category Archives: Fortitude
Virtues
I enlisted my kids to help put the first coat of gesso onto the big canvas. They’re really good at helping me in the studio, seldom complaining and usually cheerful, especially when there are donuts and lunch offered as tasty … Continue reading
Virtues
I’ve done a little sketching for the thirty footer, and decided to work with the seven virtues, Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice, with Faith, Hope and Charity. The wall I’m thinking of for the piece has a large chair and … Continue reading
Grin and bear it
By painting a glaze of very light grey over the sky and taking most of it off with a rag I’ve brought solidity to the bottom of the clouds, then put on some pure titanium white on the top edges, … Continue reading
Bear necessity
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying myself in the studio, helping Rich cut panels in the new woodshop, setting up the skeleton for the Angel of Death painting and making the landscape for the Fortitude piece. First the woodshop, which is completely … Continue reading
Tarot celebration
Now Fortitude’s sky has clouds and my model has legs and the bruin is becoming more defined. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s work, when I hope to get another layer of sky down, and to develop some mountains in the … Continue reading
Devils and angels
After my morning class I got started preparing the angels and devils sketches, moving toward decisions on what these big pieces are going to be. I’m particularly enjoying the scorpion-like people in the desert, and the hermit with the three … Continue reading
Sky
Short on cobalt blue paint, I used pigment mixed with a little oil, then added walnut alkyd to produce the lovely rich colour seen here. There’s something very satisfying about making your own paint, but it takes a lot longer … Continue reading
I’m on pins and needles…
…waiting for the canvas to arrive so I can get started preparing the big panels! I’m hoping that it will come in the next couple of days. The panels are leaning against the wall patiently, although sometimes I have the … Continue reading
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Bear
I’ve laid down the first layer of the bear’s head, but will wait until I get it more established before deciding on the arrangement of the hands over his muzzle. He’ll need a lot more definition in his fur to … Continue reading
Improved
The face is much improved, benefitting from a bit of attention this morning and afternoon. She’ll need some hands next. I moved her eye up a little, her eyebrow up quite a lot, extended the nose and chin out a … Continue reading
