Posts Tagged as ‘materials’

April 20, 2008

Self Portrait (2)

Self Portrait. April 2008. 18″x24″, oil on canvas.

Oil on canvas for submission to AP Studio Art (Drawing) exam. Quick work in about 5 hours. It’s a bit different than previous paintings, since I did it in two sittings, and worked with a lot of turpentine as a thinner (and a bit of linseed oil as [...]

March 1, 2008

Thick As Thieves WIP3

Drastic changes have been made.

Details (messy brushwork):

Only a little left to do. From the photograph at the top, it looks basically finished.
As a portrait, I really like it. But as a piece, I think I have to call this one a failure. I couldn’t follow through with my original concept and idea. (Too hard.)

December 5, 2007

more figure drawings and a new project.

Last Saturday I went back to the university and did this:

Beforehand, I was at the university to audition for the All State Orchestra. Happily, I made it in. I was extremely nervous, but I didn’t make any major mistakes (just rushed a little in half a measure).

I started a new project today. I’ve been stewing [...]