This afternoon I happily spent the afternoon painting. I finished on small still life (Glass Vase and Candle), worked on three other paintings, and also prepared two more small paintings. In this post, I will show you the three WIP paintings.
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Fine Art Knotwork, Spirals, & Keywork Pagan Art Pagan Art Realistic Animal Art Still Life Witchcraft Work in Progress
I’m finishing out the last day of 2011 by working on art. The last couple weeks have been filled with contemplation, planning, and plotting, and I am so excited about things to come in the following months, including a return to writing tutorials. Glass Vase and Candle – WIP2 4″x5″ oil paint on canvas Three
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I had a little time on Sunday to work on paintings. Diana – WIP 3 9″x12″ oil paint on canvas board 4 sessions Unlike WIP3, this one is fairly color-true. This layer I added very thin shading to the lighter parts of the skin, defining some details and adding warmth. I also added another layer
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These are the two paintings I was able to work on this afternoon before it got too dim. Diana (Commission) WIP 2 9″x12″ oil paint on canvas board 3 sessions Last week when I sat down to do this layer I found that it wasn’t dry enough yet, so all I added was the white
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I happily spent six hours today painting. I enjoy sewing, but it doesn’t feed my soul. Art makes my soul glad to be alive, regardless of the other problems in my life. I attempted to work on the commissioned portrait, but found it was not quite dry enough for another layer yet. “Familiar” was likewise
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Originally posted November 25, 2011. WIP images originally posted July 6, July 23, November 12, and November 19, 2011. Six sessionsNo reference In the final layer, I darkened the landscape, added some more black to the smoke, and added lighting on the mountainsides. Five sessions I’m ready to be done with this one, so I
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I had a couple hours to paint this afternoon. First on the list was the commissioned sample portrait. Diana – Commission – WIP1 9″x12″ oil paint on canvas board 2 sessions This is probably the ugliest stage in any painting, made uglier by some less than stellar placement of shading on the right eye and
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Fine Art Knotwork, Spirals, & Keywork Landscapes and Skyscapes Realistic Animal Art Work in Progress
Painting and drawing is easier for me to do than sewing, because I spend most of the time sitting in one place. That means while I pace myself on the sewing I will be creating a lot more drawings and paintings. Today, I share with you some work-in-progress paintings. I also laid the underpainting layer
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These spats were created specifically for the League of Proper Villains, a costuming and maker group centered in the Sacramento area. They are made from red cotton canvas, front opening with buttons (11 buttons per spat), with a removable elastic keeper for under the shoe and the LOPV eye painted on the outside. Prototype Most
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These fitted gaiters are made from two layers of golden brown canvas. Top and bottom edges are turned between the layers for a clean appearance inside and out. They button closed. Fitted Brown Canvas Gaiters – Closed These fitted gaiters are made from two layers of golden brown canvas. Top and bottom edges are turned
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