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Category Archives: Falling off
Temperance vii
Caitlyn’s coming over on Friday, so I should be getting serious about the painting next week. Keep an eye open here to watch the image develop. I will probably start work on Justice shortly too. The Golden Bowl is still … Continue reading
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Falling off vi
With every intention to post all three little narratives last night, I got the first one about the crucifixion complete, put the children to bed and promptly fell asleep myself (wearing my clothes, ech!). I began composition work for the … Continue reading
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Falling off v
I shot photos this morning for the painting, which actually wasn’t as tough as I thought it would be, because I can make the angle more extreme simply by rotating the image a little. My model Jen did a great … Continue reading
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Falling off iv
 Here’s a rough sketch for the painting. Shooting it will be tricky. I’m concerned with the proper lighting, which must come from up high as if its the stars. Then, safety is an issue, particularly how do I help my model … Continue reading
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Falling off iii
 I had a productive if scattered morning broken up by meetings and preparation. I prepared two canvases  by stretching them onto a piece of 3/4″ plywood with a layer of plastic between the canvas and the wood so the … Continue reading
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Crucifixion ii
 A productive day today. I restretched the Crucifixion painting onto its stretcher bars, spraying the back of the canvas with water to make the inevitable creases drop out, then mixed some black and refreshed the dark areas of the … Continue reading
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Falling off ii
The reason I mentioned that my wife’s a Scorpio and I’m a Virgo is that I think the falling figure will be a virginal girl falling upward toward the Scorpio constellation. This one’s a mixture of dream and reality. In … Continue reading
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Falling off i
I shot reference pictures of ivy for the Aviator’s Dream painting, but the sun was far too high in the for them to be really useful other than as a resource for the shapes of the leaves and how the … Continue reading
