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Category Archives: Magician
Magic Foundations
With the new semester comes great buzz; new students appear in new classes and a flurry of activity takes place to make sure that everything is working properly and studies begin smoothly. I’ve been hard pressed to paint anything much, … Continue reading
Posted in Magician, Making work, The Cardinal Virtues
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Pretty in Pink
I’ve completely altered the yellow dress on the left in design and colour, as you can see. I started by painting the sash pink, liking it so much that I decided to continue with it over the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Empress, Magician, Making work
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Wormwood Expansion
I’m moving super slowly this last couple of days, feeling weary and worn out, but I’ve expanded the Wormwood on the left of the canvas and laid a layer of dark leaves down on the right. I’ve yet to add … Continue reading
Posted in Empress, Magician, Making work, Tarot-related paintings
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Elements in the Magician’s Landscape
I’ve drawn the landscape for the Magician’s world onto the canvas, with distant mountain range, a trough of water, a cross of long rags attached to sticks, and rocks and clouds that resemble each other. All four elements are represented in … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Empress, Magician, Making work
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Magician with Blues
I painted the Empress’ morning glory flowers blue this morning, but otherwise didn’t get much work done, spending a lot of time thinking about how the painting goes forward from this point and fiddling with cleaning brushes and tidying the … Continue reading
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Magician
I really don’t want to leave this eight feet square blank canvas sitting with nothing on it, so I decided to grid it out and place the Magician’s figure onto the new surface. She lines up beautifully with the golden … Continue reading
Magician
I’m planning on shooting reference photos for the next big painting on Friday, with a perfect model for the image. This time I’m working with an image that includes all four elements and a figure who is controlling and in … Continue reading
Doodling
I’ve made the first thumbnail sketches for the next couple of paintings. On the left the doodles for the epic thirty footer, on the right I’m feeling out the shapes for the Empress (Angel of Birth). The drawings in my … Continue reading
Posted in Angel, Magician, Making work, Tarot-related paintings
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