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| Sunday, December 23, 2007 |
| Dazzle Rose, WIP |
I decided to rename the piece from Decadence Rose to Dazzle Rose. The truth is I don't really know what "decadence" means, other than it sounds very mysterious and ancient. And I do prefer to give a positive, shining attribute to a painting rather than a mysterious darkness...And yet, there's plenty of velvety, seductive darkness in this painting...Oh well! As you know, a painting has a life of it's own - much like a child that you give life to, no matter what you nurture into it, there seems to be a character there, from the very beginning.
I've been asked how do I make the photo's on my website look so good? The answer is: I always take the photo's during the daytime, when it's nice and bright. As you can see, the second(finished) piece has a lot of glare on it, even know NO fill flash was used. That's because the photo was taken after dark, and still I managed to pull it off, by taking my picture at an angle, rather than directly in front of me.
An Update: I've received THE CARDER METHOD DVD this weekend! I am looking at this painting with "new eyes". For I have sinned: I gave in to the temptation to "turn on" the contrast on the painting, and as a result, it is too bright, not enough mid-tone. In the same time, I've tried to capture the mood and to see beyond the obvious, -- from The Painter In Oils by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst, a student of William Bouguereau,(The Painter in Oil has become one of the most sought after books on technique and the science of painting. Read this rare treasure for FREE at Art Renewal Center: The Painter In Oil)Labels: Oil Painting |
| posted by Angel @ 11:51 PM
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| Face - study |
Before I move on to a big canvas, I draw a study with several color schemes. Here's one. Can you believe that I never actually used Cad.Orange for this??Labels: Study |
| posted by Angel @ 11:01 AM
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2007 |
| Robert De Niro, Pastels |
This is a tutorial I've completed. Recently, I have ordered a pack of "Pastel Paper Sampler" from Dakota pastels -- this is a Velour paper from a pack of 8 1/2 x 11" specially coated pastel papers. Velour is an unusual surface to work on - soft and velvety, it soaks the pastel right in. You can put your hand on it without a fear of smudging. All the strokes are very soft, so to get a hard edge, you have to really apply pressure, using pastel's edge that is broken in half. For background, you have to really "work it in" and sort of rub it in. It's a totally different experience.Labels: Portraits |
| posted by Angel @ 10:00 PM
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