I'd love to hear your feedback on this one... is there anything you feel need tweaking? If so, what, where, and how would you like to see the changes? I fiddled for nearly four hours on this today (Nov 20th, 20) during my class. I'd stand back, look and dive in to add the tiniest … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – I might be done with this one…
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Layering In Details
This doesn't seem like a big jump from the last posting on this, but I've added different colour layers, small hues to the flowers and stocks, as well as some contrasting for the light... There feels to be much more to do, but that means nothing. Sometimes, I sleep on my progress and feel it … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Layering In Details
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Adding Some Context
I was wondering how to add the shadows subtly with the palette knife and it wasn't coming to me until... I changed the position of the light I was using. Originally on my right, it kept throwing annoying shadows from my hand as I worked and I couldn't see the canvas surface, so I switched … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Adding Some Context
Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 4 – The Loom
All the work is sorted & catalogued, photographed & added to the reflection slides for a class presentation...NOW I CAN GET DOWN TO THE FUN PART: MAKING THE ARTWORK! I had a blurry vision of using all my samples together in a woven work. The first step is to make the loom, you see here. … Continue reading Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 4 – The Loom
Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 3 – An Experiment In Yellow
Here you have them... all together in a nice pile... All the yellow variations I could achieve. I'll separate them and catalogue them, then reconfigure them into something hopefully beautiful... well... no, let's just go with that intention, shall we... Stay tuned and see what happens...
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Next Layers
To be honest, I've been staring at the model and the canvas for days now. I wasn't sure what to do. I guess I just needed to build up my confidence. I visualized all sorts of methods and possibilities. I told myself to just let go, dive in, and see what happens. As soon as … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Next Layers
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-Life (a.k.a. 5th Still-life Project) – A New Approach
I'm approaching this one very differently. I've been wanting to paint with a pallet knife, so that's the first change. I also wanted to paint directly onto the canvas, without drawing first, so that's the second change. The big change is that I will be painting very thick layers of paint, from the background forward... … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-Life (a.k.a. 5th Still-life Project) – A New Approach
Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 2 – Some Resists & Removals
What you'll see here are 3 pieces of cotton and one of raw silk... all soaked in an alum mordant. The cotton is soaked in a cool turmeric dye bath. The raw silk was soaked in an acidic food colouring bath. (Made from watering down a direct application colour paste: alum, guar gum, vinegar, & … Continue reading Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 2 – Some Resists & Removals
Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 1 – Ready to Catalogue my Results
The main fabrics are cotton canvas and wool yarn. I've had some old canvas lying around for years... often used as a drop sheet for house painting. I had to scour (wash) it very well to remove as much sizing as possible (and other crap from it). My dyes are made from : Turmeric, Goldenrod, … Continue reading Fabrics – Colour Mapping Challenge – Part 1 – Ready to Catalogue my Results
(Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – I Have Chosen This Composition
Part of the delay in picking a final composition was that I hadn't reflected upon what I wanted to achieve or say with it. I'm still not sure what I want to say, but I know more about what I want to achieve and see in it. I desire it to have a Wabi-Sabi aesthetic... … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 5th Still-life Project – I Have Chosen This Composition
The New Renaissance Mindset 