PRICKLY PEAR MOSAIC painting --
This is the bottom half of a painting, which (when finished) will go to the Sorrel Sky Gallery, here in Durango. I plan on completing a total of two paintings in this "mosaic" series, which will both be hung at the gallery.
I'm painting this on cradled Aquabord, so I won't need a frame, mat, or glass. I decided to stain this with an oak finish, before starting to paint.
Then I drew some horizontal lines for reference, and a few swirled lines, from top to bottom. I then did an underpainting, with a primary triad.
Using my own reference photos (most of them taken in my own backyard last June) -- I started my painting, working from "the ground up". I design as I go, without much planning, and with minimal drawing before I start painting.
After finishing the bottom section, I sprayed it with a fixative, before moving to the next section.
to be continued . . .
RE-CREATING THE "FIRE" PAINTING --
Work is coming along slowly, but it is coming along nicely, I think . . .
Drawing the lines in Pearlescent liquid acrylic, using a quill pen . . .
Now, it's time to paint in watercolor . . .
It's tough to know whether I am getting the colors exactly right, but as long as it's close and looks good, it will be fine . . .
to be continued . . .
FOLLOWING PROGRESS OF ZACH'S MURAL IN LONG BEACH --
One of my sons -- Zach -- is painting a big mural out in Long Beach, California. He's doing all this with spray paint, on ladders . . .
I was worried when I heard about the two earthquakes out in LA, because I knew Zach was working on those ladders. Luckily, he was fine . . . as was the wall he was working on!
I think it looks amazing, but he says he's not quite finished. I don't know how he did this without using a grid ???
SOME OF MY PHOTOS FROM MARCH --
"Kids, Grandkids, & Grandpups, Too!"
"Up In The Air"
"Go Green!"
"My Bedside Reading"
"Favorite Toys"
"Me & My Backyard"
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