Tag Archives: oil

Bombers xvi

Posted on August 19, 2008 by pearce

  Putting a cobalt blue onto the grey sky really changed the nature of the painting, didn’t it. Next I’ll put a transparent layer of zinc or flake white over that blue to drop it back a bit. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Bombers xiv

Posted on August 14, 2008 by pearce

Definitely over the hump as far as that bad patch went. I had a fun morning getting some shadows laid down, with a strong frontal light implied by the long shadows falling behind the figure and stones. It really has … Continue reading →

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Blah!

Posted on August 7, 2008 by pearce

I had a terrible time painting today! Nothing went right and I ended up wiping away what I had done. (Thank goodness oil paint is so forgiving.) I stretched a new 48″ by 72″ canvas ready for new work. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Winding Up

Posted on July 7, 2008 by pearce

This morning I took some of my students to the art supply store to pick up materials for their summer school class. I’m teaching a basic painting class at CLU, in Thousand Oaks over the summer. It’s a great way … Continue reading →

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Crucifixion / Altarpiece?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by pearce

If you’ve been visiting the blog to keep an eye on the progress I’ve made with the Aviator’s Dream, hold that thought. It’s the end of semester and I’ve been buried under grading and the poignant prospect of saying farewell … Continue reading →

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Symbolism

Posted on May 11, 2008 by pearce

During the open studio tour yesterday someone from Albania asked me about the symbolism in my paintings, pointing at a variety of objects and figures and questioning me in some detail about what they meant. At first I found this … Continue reading →

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Crucifixion

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pearce

  I pulled out this old friend from the closet where it has been hidden away for six years! It took about two years to get it to this point and I simply couldn’t stand to look at it any … Continue reading →

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Storm XVI

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pearce

I added some golden highlights to the rocks and to the woman, using titanium white and some transparent iron oxide. I like to scrape the two together with the palette knife, resulting in nice rich blends.   Some more definition … Continue reading →

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