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Category Archives: Installation work
Feet
I re-rendered Amelia’s feet because they were so completely off. This is much better, they’re feet that someone could actually stand on now. I separated the legs a touch, too, and added some white to the ground around the new … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Making work
Tagged Amelia Earhart, earth
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Temperance chastens
Another layer of zinc white over the shadow work in the wings, Â dropping the dark areas back into the white and giving a softer quality to the surface of the feathers. I put the stream of water between the bottles … Continue reading
Face and Hand
I worked on defining the features of the face first, using the Prussian blue to draw edges and shadows around the eyes, nose and mouth. Having defined the features I added some pinks and reds around the mouth in particular, … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Making work
Tagged Alchemical work, nigredo, oils, painting
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Face
Amelia’s face got the attention it has waited for, and I’m pleased with the way it’s going. She’s going to look great now. I’ll let this layer dry thoroughly then continue laying down the layers of the flesh over this … Continue reading
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Tagged air, Alchemical work
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Temperance has wings
 I finally put a light blue grey detail onto the wings, then dry-brushed some dark grey over the top so that a next layer of zinc white will have something to live over. The dark grey background is a … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, The Cardinal Virtues
Tagged Tarot-related paintings
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Rock salt
I added a layer of zinc white to the rocks. Zinc is a very transparent white, so it’s great for jobs like this, where I want to keep the colour and texture beneath it coming through. With the remaining paint … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, oils, painting
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Reworked jacket, sky and stone
Amelia is developing well. My ideas are changing all the time at the moment, and I’m really enjoying the developments. Having painted the sky in, I got into the next unifying layer of raw sienna over the landscape, and added … Continue reading
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Tagged air, Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, earth, elements
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Amelia’s sky, sailing
I painted a glaze of Prussian Blue over the sky, taking it to a nice rich dark blue that I’m enjoying so much that the Prussian might supplant the Ultramarine blue in my choice of favorite blues. I love that … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Life, Making work, Other people's work
Tagged Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, elements, oils, painting, water
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Amelia’s Jacket
               With the white paint dry enough to work on at last I was able to bring some colour into the figure. I really enjoyed using a combination of … Continue reading
Amelia in the dark, Temperance gets wings
I built up some of the shadows for Amelia’s background. I like the way this looks so far, and we’ll see where it goes from here. The light is beginning to feel real and she’s coming off the canvas quite … Continue reading
