Almost done getting the wrinkles out of this bag. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet, but right now I'm thinking of painting one of these three drawings from a bunch I did to make use of a 3"×8½" paper sample book.
A start. I think this time I will give him a "proper" circular halo. Debating whether to work in some sacred blue or not. And reminding myself that this is just an exercise on an old grocery bag and not to be precious or overthink it.
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This one only took about two hours, including the prep layers but not including the drying time.
The reference photo is of Ziegfeld Follies performer Drucilla Strain, photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston c.1929.
I decided not to be precious about the rule I started with and to see what happens if I start throwing some colour at it. Now for the usual #art and #artwork tags so I can block some more predatory bots. Remember, kids: not all exposure is good. You…
I changed how I make these timelapses with this one, so there are a few glitches. I don't really pay attention to time while I'm painting other than mornings when I have to stop to get to work. Actual painting time in this one was about 24 hours…
The very beginning of an experiment. Grocery bag support; crap old gel as a transparent sizing and ground; ~100 year old public domain reference (Ziegfeld Follies performer Drucilla Strain, c. 1929, by Alfred Cheney Johnston); and a desire to see…
The properly lit and colour balanced documentary photo of the finished painting. I'll get the time lapse done soon.
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I've got a grocery bag prepped for an experiment. And I've still got the properly lit and colour matched photo of the previous painting to take and I want to get that one into a frame.
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