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    Saturday Painting

    November
    20
    2004

    I am beginning to think that I am going to have to wait until the girls settle in for the night before I can paint! It’s been a crazy Saturday full of games and sisterly catfights, pizza and hanging out.

    You can check back after 8:30PM CST on my Yahoo cam, I will try to update before I start but I really am wanting to just get out there and get going. Caitlin is having company tomorrow, so as much as I want to paint I just don’t know how far I’ll get with interruptions. (I’ll give it a go anyway!) We’ll also have to do a few things to get ready for company while I am having surgery. 😀

    Ok ok enough yackin, the girls are squealing!

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  • WB&F WIP #3

    November
    19
    2004

    Now don’t be frightened, this is FAR from what the portrait will look like completed! 😀

    In case you’re wonderin’, I’ll explain a little bit about how I do this. I start with the blank canvas in front of me, and the photos of who I’m painting, and start with the very first layer of color, the foundation color that I can see in the photographs. When you look at a piece of fur, from the root to the tip there are several shades. I start with what I see as the deepest layer, sometimes I see that the skin is visible, and I start there. This layer is the underpainting. From there, I build up. Layering the skin tones by deepening more, lightening more. Building layers of fur. The last things I paint are the things that are physically closest to you, the whiskers, the hair in the cats ears. In W’s case, the slight flyaway’s in her hair, her eyelashes, eyebrows, bangs. What you are seeing now is what I will build from, and I will paint over every inch of what is already here a couple more times to give it dimension and life.

    So as strange as my works-in-progress seem, I hope it is giving you more interest in how my paintings come to life rather than freaking you out!

    Ok here they are…

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  • WB&F Painting on Cam, Day 3!

    November
    19
    2004

    I just turned on my webcam (Yahoo cam link) and will be working on the underpainting of the cats tonight! (Right-click zoom to 200% then back to 100% for the full view)

    I know you all probably have great Friday night plans, eh? Me, I paint! I am anxious to get the cats base colors blocked in, so off I go! If you’re just hanging out tonight, stop by for a while! 🙂

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  • WB&F WIP #2

    November
    18
    2004

    The underpainting is done on W. Tomorrow I’ll work on the kitties!

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  • WB&F Painting on Cam, Day 2!

    November
    18
    2004

    I just turned my cam on (Yahoo Webcam) and will be painting live today! Right-click zoom to 200% then back to 100% for the full view! If you download Yahoo IM, add my ID “intricateartist”.

    I may be turning the cam off for a little while at some point, and will update right below here if I do. 🙂

    UPDATES::08AM CST: Yahoo Cam is on!
    1:49PM CST: Yahoo Cam is off!

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  • WB&F WIP #1

    November
    17
    2004

    I’ve roughed in the background colors, pretty rich, eh? It’s a really beautiful red-wine/burgundy color with a warm peach/yellow glow.

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  • WB&F Painting On Cam

    November
    17
    2004

    I was going to wait until I had talked to Mark again before I started painting, but I’m not sure if he’s already settled in for the night or what. SooooOooOOO…

    I started up the cam! I’ll be painting the background, get that finished up and allow it to set up overnight so I can start working on everyone else.

    I’m using the Yahoo cam, right click enlarge the view to 200% and then again to 100% to see the whole view. I’ll be shutting the cam down at 1:30PM CST as I have some other things I have to get done, but I will be painting on cam until then today.

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  • WB&F Portrait Sketch

    November
    17
    2004

    Here’s the sketch!

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  • Quick update on my next portrait!

    November
    16
    2004

    My next painting is a biggun’. It’s 18×24, and the composition is incredible. The colors are going to be rich, deep and warm; it is going to be an amazing portrait!!

    I’ve just completed the digital layout, merging a few photos together to create the composition. Once the digital layout is approved, I’ll sketch it and post a picture for you to see!

    I will be painting this one on cam. You will probably see more of me than the painting since I’ll be using my floor easel, I will try to position the cam good for you!

    I’ll probably post the sketch tomorrow sometime, and start painting in the afternoon. I’ll update you in the morning!

    Hope you had a great day!

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