Switching from crows to ravens for a while. Started blocking in a new painting this weekend, based on some iPhone video I shot last summer on Seymour Mountain.
This stage of a painting feels a bit like sculpting to me.
work in progress
WIP – Crows, Rock, Driftwood – highlights
Almost done. I did a little bit more yesterday, putting some light onto the driftwood at the bottom of the painting. Continue reading
WIP – Crows, Rock, Driftwood
WIP – Crows, Rock, Driftwood + painting birds
After a very, very long time (years?) since I’ve done any oil painting, I started a new canvas recently, based on a monotype I did last month. The idea is to work as fast as possible and just finish it (I have dozens of unfinished paintings lying around), but it’s been a bit slow-going since painting is limited to what time I can find on weekends. These are details of Crows, Rock, Driftwood. Or maybe Driftwood, Rock, Crows…not sure yet.
Instagram. I am. on it
Like the title says, I now have an Instagram account.
I’m posting mistakes, messes, process photos, and other art related things. Mainly it’s just to give me some sort of reason to keep hacking away at this art-making thing. I’ve done client-driven artwork for so long that it’s mighty scary and weirdly hard to just do something for myself. Plus, I’m one of those people who needs reasons for doing things; this might just be enough to trick me into thinking there is some purpose to playing with paint.
WIP – monotypes
I’ve been playing with monotypes recently, in an attempt to find some pleasure in doing artwork again.
Something interesting…
Sandwiched in among all the exhibit design work my partner and I have on the go right now, I am working on something a bit fun and interesting.
More details on that to come shortly, but in the meantime here’s a piece that started out fun, but then started to become annoying when it didn’t work out as I wanted.
Seymour Art Festival artwork preview
Here are a few detail photos, and work in progress images of the 4 pieces I’ll have in the Seymour Art Festival show at the Seymour Art Gallery from June 7-12, 2011. The opening night event is on June 7th from 7-9pm. The artists will be in attendance.
Night (from Vasilisa the Beautiful) | detail
charcoal, acrylic and metal leaf on canvas | 8′ x 4′ (two 4′ x 4′ canvases)
Night (from Vasilisa the Beautiful) | detail
charcoal, acrylic and metal leaf on canvas | 8′ x 4′ (two 4′ x 4′ canvases)
more after the jump
WIP – Night
Night [details] | charcoal & acrylic on canvas
WIP – Night
Night [detail] | charcoal on canvas
WIP – Night
Night [detail] | charcoal on canvas
WIP – Night
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