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Headless
The sword is coming along, based on a fabulous samurai sword loaned to me by our lovely costume designer, Lolita Ball, who is simply delightful. The alchemical Queen Amelia looks dramatic and intentional now, having acted to behead the king, … Continue reading
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Tagged air, Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, fire
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Live by the Sword (and hair)
I have been thinking ahead wondering what comes next in the painting. If Amelia is the elemental representative of the purified air, coming to the earth to be combined with it in the alchemical conjunction, then she will need to … Continue reading
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Face
Amelia’s face got the attention it has waited for, and I’m pleased with the way it’s going. She’s going to look great now. I’ll let this layer dry thoroughly then continue laying down the layers of the flesh over this … Continue reading
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Reworked jacket, sky and stone
Amelia is developing well. My ideas are changing all the time at the moment, and I’m really enjoying the developments. Having painted the sky in, I got into the next unifying layer of raw sienna over the landscape, and added … Continue reading
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Tagged air, Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, earth, elements
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Amelia reaches for the light
I worked late and produced this drawing for the new piece. I’m not sure quite where this interest in Amelia Earhart has come from, perhaps it started with my friend Fred Tonsing, who’s her nephew or something. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged air, Alchemical work, earth, fire
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Space
I’m interested in finding space in the paintings. I tend to fill my canvases with figures, and I think I’d like to find some tension in the composition by leaving large areas of space. I took that 48″ x 72″ … Continue reading
Some alchemical symbols
    Fire       Water       Earth       Air  Ostensibly made obsolete by the progress of modern science, as allegorical symbols I think these elements are … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged air, Alchemical work, earth, element, fire, symbol, water
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