Friday, July 22, 2011

Copy Stand

We built a copy stand to shoot the large paper paintings. We cut the paintings up into squares and shoot them on the stand. Then they are reassembled with canvas and glued into sections. The copy stand is great in that it produces big files of each square. The problem is that the finished image is sooo huge. We are looking at the best way to deal with these big files, so far we haven't figured it out, its why I have no finished images at this point. Another problem is that the stand immediately became a cat roost. Boo likes to roost in the accessory tub but the Princess likes to think of it as her royal perch and is resistant to any suggestion that it might exist for another purpose.

"I'm not quite ready for my close-up, I need some kibble and a nap first"

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Other Worlds: Whale Middle Section

Things are moving along. Just finished the middle section last night but I think it needs some tweaks...

There's a lot of work to be done, but it goes fast when you have help

Other Worlds: Progress Photo

The whale is moving along nicely. Just finished the tail section and I'm happy with the way it looks.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Whale Studies

I'm getting started on some tests for the whale. I'm trying out different textures and lines for the whale.



Sunday, July 10, 2011

Moon is Finished

The moon is finished. I'm very happy with it. Its not so much the earths moon as it is a moon of another world. Maybe its the place where all the other stuff, the other images happen. I still have to finish the blue area around it and to do its border, but the main work is done.



Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Moon Studies

I'm getting going on the moon. These are large studies. I'm learning to work fast. The paint is open for only a few hours so there is not a whole lot of time to get things done. Doing these big ones really helps to get a rhythm going for the night.

This is a smaller study that turned out quite nice, lots of variety in the textures.

A-748. A version of the moon.