The Flesh
What colors did you think you’d see on my palette? I’m curious.
Wedding Portrait Palette
March
20
2006
Wedding Portrait : WIP #2
March
19
2006
I’ve got the skintone all blocked in, now the challenge will be to make them look like them, and not just people. Right now they have general shapes and color, and after I complete the underpainting (clothing included) and go back to detail the painting, their personalities will start to emerge.
Got Thistle?
March
18
2006
St. Paddy’s Day
March
17
2006
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When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, ’tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.
(view full lyrics here)
Are your irish eyes smiling? Send me a pic so I can show ’em off!
(eye collage on next page)
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Wedding Portrait : WIP #1
March
16
2006
You can see the photograph of the bride & groom that I’m working from. I’ve just worked in the background, and started underpainting the whites in the couples clothing. I’ll be working on the skintones for a while, getting a very rough layer of values for their skin and clothing. The background though, is finished for the most part. I modified the horizon line from the photograph, and matched the colors of the sunset really well. It does give a nice ambience to their portrait already, and I’m happy with how it turned out.
Wedding Portrait : The Sketch
March
16
2006
I’ve got a few irons in the fire right now so if posting is sparse you know why.
Crocus n’ a Woodpecker
March
15
2006
So, these are Crocus. A little bling-bling for your spring-spring today!
Also, we had another visitor who was most striking. I took a couple hundred photographs of her yesterday while sitting out in the studio. I’m so easily distracted! Show me a new bird and I’ll drop my paintbrushes in a nanosecond and be clicking away with the camera.
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Littles : Cat Portrait WIP #1
March
14
2006
Here’s another underpainting, this is Littles, an 8″ x 8″ oil portrait. Both Joey & Littles will take a day or two to dry before I can work their next layer(s).
Joey : Cat Portrait WIP #1
March
14
2006
Joey and Littles are two cat portraits that I’m working on in oils. This is the underpainting of Joey’s portrait. Joey’s painting is small (4″ x 4″), so it will probably only need one more layer of fur and enhancements before he’s finished.
