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first figure day 2
Started applying real color on top of the underpainting this week. Except for a little bit of burnt sienna on the very bottom of the canvas, she’s all filled in…
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tasty
I found some yummy models to pose for my at-home painting this past weekend. I’ve been inspired by Elin’s way (in her daily paintings) of taking various household objects and…
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elephant has a head
I got all hunkered down with the elephant last night. Didn’t even take the dog out of hiding (though she did get to pose for a picture with the elephant).…
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first figure
I started an oil painting last night of a nude female model. I spent the whole time just using some brushes and burnt sienna (no white or black or any…
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elephant gets skin
How the elephant got its skin: Take a sheet of metal. Using the plasma cutter, hack it up into smallish pieces (1-4 square inches). Take once piece at time, weld…
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elephant begins
Last night I also started welding a new project (last week I started it by cutting and preparing the first 12 pieces of metal, but it was last night that…
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dog continues
Spent a few hours tonight working on the dog laying an egg. Did a combination, for each piece of skin/armor I added, of forging, welding, and then heating with a…
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primary colors
Last night, we had a still-life of objects, all of which were primary colors. I picked a yellow watering can with a red pig on it, next to a small…
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back to the dog
AFter months and months of neglect, the dog has finally gotten some attention. It’s been a while since I posted photos of her, so the differences are clear. She’s got…
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yellow shoe
The instructions last night were to use only yellows (and white). Cadmium yellow deep, lemon yellow, and some yellow ochre (though over-use of this last was strongly discouraged). I found…
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final bull
After a 7-month hiatus, I went back to the metalshop this week. I spent my time there reacquainting myself with the machinery and finishing off the bull. along with a…
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painting at home
Earlier this week a friend of mine and I got together to practice portraits on each other. He goaded me into not only using a medium (oil paints) that I…