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Category Archives: The Star
The New Romantic Figure Paintings – The Queen of Cups, The Star
 I’m very pleased to publish these two pictures of The Queen of Cups and the Star as they appear in the New Romantic Figure exhibit. I love the tabernacle frames. We’ve matched the colour of the decorative trim around … Continue reading
Frame up
What a treat it was to see the paintings in these frames for the first time! Although they were still only painted with primer this morning I could see that they will lift the paintings into an altogether different plane. … Continue reading
Posted in Arthurian, Green men, Making work, Paintings, Queen of Cups, Tarot-related paintings, The Star
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Complete Star
The legs bothered me because they were too dark and roughly painted, so I worked on an additional layer of Ceramic White and a flesh mix of Cadmium Orange and Viridian with Foundation White to raise the value a little, … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Novorealist, Other people's work, The Star
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Ivy
Although ivy is the bane of my gardening life, for this little study for the allegory of the green man it’s the perfect plant. It’s impossible to destroy, totally invasive and undeniably full of indestructible life. It’s energy and tenacity is … Continue reading
Posted in Green men, Making work, Other people's work, The Star
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Getting Warmer
A pleasant afternoon visiting the Getty with Mike Adams and a group of my students didn’t leave a great deal of time in the studio, but after dropping off the students and taking a short break for a glass of good … Continue reading
Posted in Green men, Making work, The Star
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Lavender
For the last couple of days I’ve spent the afternoons working on the vegetation around the figure of the Star, building up patches of Raw Umber, then using a rag to dash stripes into it, lifting away the paint to … Continue reading
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In Contrast
Although it’s been great to see some amazing art over in Europe, coming back to the studio after such a long break was a relief, and I’ve had a productive day working on the background of the Star painting. While … Continue reading
Posted in Making work, The Star
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Studio talk
I had the pleasure of hosting a studio talk at my space at CLU yesterday afternoon, including a brief demonstration of glaze painting, using a Sap Green over the background of the Star to show the luminosity and  flexibility … Continue reading
Posted in Angel, Empress, Magician, Making work, Performance / lecture, The Star, The Traveler
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Star turn
After continuing the patchy Raw Umber brown a little further by using a rag to lift leaf shapes from the paint, revealing the orange glow of the Iron Oxide ground, I’ve expanded the range of the star shaped jasmine flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Angel, Empress, Pre-raphaelite, The Star, The Traveler
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Legs
Two layers of paint on the legs have given them some solidity, but I’m not yet satisfied with them; once I’ve applied a glaze coat of Ceramic White the color will match the upper half of the figure. The jug … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Making work, The Star
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