Anthological

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Jaded Mirth

This was really a fun painting for me, and I feel like I’m starting to glimpse how to mix colors, glaze, and layer properly. Let me know how you think it turned out!

final

prior to finishing

oops, misdrew the mouth!

Heroes

This is a series I envision lasting for about a year in terms of completion. It basically comes from the very human tendancy to really look up to your elders when you’re very young, and the sense of wonder at how heroic they seem. So wise, so knowledgeable… yet at the same time human themselves… Subject to doubt, hubris, fear, elation, seduction, glee, sadness, and death. It’s a snapshot in time as I see them, or as I saw them. It’s a glimpse at how everyone sees everyone else through a filter, blurring the details but (hopefully) getting a good look at the whole person.

First up, Dad

Pops, early to mid 70’s. Note the glorious locks, the bold spectacles, and the Olive Drab couture.

Jaded Mirth

Second, what is really the 2nd in the Jade series also fits here. This hot chica models for cheap. The following shots represent the days following the drawing phase - ie. duh… the painting phase.

Second in a series.

Designed to hang in any orientation. I do have my favorite direction but I’ll never tell.

A portrait of the artist’s favorite sister.

I have started painting the edges of the canvas now, because I like the way it looks, AND to avoid the added cost of framing… here’s what the sides look like:

So our garage is really packed with stuff… Furniture, mattresses, spare drywall, 2×4’s, 2×6’s, plywood, antique furniture, old tools, cardboard to be recycled, a wheelbarrow, camping gear, carpet we have left over and need to do something with, a seed spreader, etc.  You get the idea.

There is no longer room to do pastels in my garage studio, so I quit painting.

That’s never a great idea, and it’s too easy to let excuses get in the way of being creative and productive. So lately I’ve been pushing, and trying to paint more frequently and actually start finishing some pieces.  Problem is, pastels are really dirty. So the acrylics I’ve mentioned in the past have really been fun for me, and I look forward to all the new art supplies I suspect (and hope) will be in my toolbox soon.

This week I will be posting some pics of two paintings I’ve been working on consecutively, from start to finish and from pencils to color rendering…  Stay tuned…