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Hairs Temperance

I enjoyed getting the Raw Sienna into the hair, using some Prussian Blue to counter the yellowness of the pigment. I ragged some of that blue onto the wings while I was at it, and I beginning to see how … Continue reading

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Distillation

I visited Dr. John Tannaci in his laboratory at the University because he asked me if I’d like to learn more about distillation. His class has been using distillation to extract the essential oils of nutmeg for a class project … Continue reading

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Temperance chastens

Another layer of zinc white over the shadow work in the wings,  dropping the dark areas back into the white and giving a softer quality to the surface of the feathers. I put the stream of water between the bottles … Continue reading

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Temperance has wings

  I finally put a light blue grey detail onto the wings, then dry-brushed some dark grey over the top so that a next layer of zinc white will have something to live over. The dark grey background is a … Continue reading

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Amelia in the dark, Temperance gets wings

I built up some of the shadows for Amelia’s background. I like the way this looks so far, and we’ll see where it goes from here. The light is beginning to feel real and she’s coming off the canvas quite … Continue reading

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Virtues in white

This is going well – Here’s Justice with a quickly painted en grisaille setting the tone for the later layers. I really enjoyed the luxury of knifing down thick flake white paint so that there’s some rich texture in the … Continue reading

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Virtues

I sealed the two canvases with some burnt sienna and medium over the drawings, wiping much of the paint of with a rag. The drawings drop back into the rich oxide and become harder to see, but the marks are … Continue reading

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Virtues

I’ve drawn Temperance and Justice and I’m pleased with both. This evening I’ll seal them both with some burnt sienna so that they’re ready to go. These look really good as first passes into the painting foray, so I’m full … Continue reading

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Four Cardinal Virtues

                        Here are Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice as they appear in a nineteenth century card deck, the Etteilla. Strength is a little unusual as it doesn’t show the … Continue reading

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Temperance xiii

Here’s a more developed sketch incorporating one of the pictures I shot Friday. I’m going to need to visit a pig farm to get my own shots, but these sketchy pigs will have to do for now. It’s going somewhere … Continue reading

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