Category Archives: Tarot-related paintings

I fixed the marble wall on the left side background, the perspective of which I had rendered incorrectly, then worked on completing the hair of the girl on the right hand side, moving from the hair to editing the new … Continue reading →

I’m much more satisfied with the central figure now, following a little effort to complete the hair and the hand on the Empress’ shoulder, which acts to place the head of the centre figure in context with the other girls. … Continue reading →

A great day in the studio, fully engaged in good, productive work. I’ve base-coated the sky in  a medium grey as preparation for a layer of Cobalt Blue (yep, I ran out of that, too, must get more paint in … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on painting the first and most important of the hands in the Empress painting, working in Van Dyke brown to establish shape and shadows. The value is too dark at present, but will lighten when I introduce … Continue reading →

I’ve spent my studio time painting skin, walls and dresses white. Having woken up early and excited about painting the architecture in the painting I managed to get to the studio by eight o’clock, getting directly into the work (after … Continue reading →

I’ve been figuring out the shapes of the architecture within which the girls stand; a circular setting made of marble sunk into the ground, surrounded by cherry trees in the raised planters. Getting the curves of the stone was interesting … Continue reading →

Using white dragged into wet Raw Umber to create lines and folds in the fluid surface, I worked to produce hair for three of the girls. It’s not all completed, but it’s going well and I’m pleased with the image … Continue reading →

I spent a long time working on getting the faces right, improving value work and re-rendering errors of proportion. I didn’t get to the head on the extreme right, but the others went fairly smoothly until I started getting tired … Continue reading →