I pulled this from Lola’s blog. I’m not sure where she found it, but it’s pretty great: 12 Step Recovery Program for Artists 1. Admit that you are powerless over your ARTmaking, and it is the only thing that makes your life manageable. Many artists describe the feelings they get from making art as an [...]
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Friday, November 13, 2009
and it’s done. the picture below is not color accurate and full of glare, but once things dry, I’ll do a temporary varnish and have it shot by a guy who knows what he’s doing. so stay tuned for that!
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and onto day four. I have most of the first pass of the flesh done now and it’s been pretty smooth. having done this a few times, I know that while I should be pretty good on color, the contrast will be way off once the background is in. right now, the majority of the [...]
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
day 3! more of the same. I’m not getting quite as much painting in this week due to some super lame family stuff, but here’s a quick day 3…maybe 3 hours on the arm. i’m also doing finishing touches on two other pieces in my endless attempts to work on more than one painting at [...]
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Figured it was time to do another step by step process. This is the smallest canvas I’ve worked on in a while (24″ x 36″), and I’m starting much like I do for every piece. Because of the relatively small area, I’m composing things a little differently, with the figure much bigger on the canvas [...]
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I’m just finishing up a piece and getting ready to start the next one. I’m going to do another step by step in this journal, possibly a little more detailed than the last. I got a lot of good feedback from people last time around and I actually enjoy having to analyze my own process…Its [...]
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