Jeremy, Julie, Theo, Nolan and Charlie
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Varnish Time
One of the most satisfying moments of a painting is applying varnishing. The varnish application process The portrait of Theo was ready for varnishing so I did this one at the same time. The only real difference is that the ratio of Gloss to Satin in the mix was closer to 1:1. With a lighter…
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Back at it
It’s been really hard to get studio time the last few weeks but I got a full session in yesterday. Still working on surface quality of the painting handling for the portrait as well as focusing on the drawing angles. Feeling pretty good about this one, I need to get into the background and shirt…
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Mind the Tilt
Bit of a rookie mistake here, but working through this portrait I’ve unintentionally straightened the tilt of some of the facial features. It’s funny how this makes one part of the portrait feel wonky but it’s never where the actual problem is. I’ve been struggling with the jawline for a few sessions now trying to…
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So Close
Really can’t wait to finish this one off. It’s getting to that point where I can count the number of things I need to work on still on one hand. I completed another pass over most of the hair, face and head so the photo here is extra shiny in those areas. But the background…
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Milestones
Theo has reached a new milestone – he’s grown enough to need a full-sized violin. We went to the excellent Sol Vista Violins in Lafayette and they took good care of us. Here’s the proud owner of a new instrument. It already sounds much better than the older one and we’re told this instrument will…
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Work in Progress
I wanted to drop this image here and give a quick update. Been difficult to get studio time in but I’m off the next week so hoping to get this one closer to completion. I’ve put a second pass in on the rest of the violin as well as the right-side hand. Still need to…
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Iterative Enhancements
It’s been difficult to find studio time and have the energy to work but I’ve been trying to get in as often as I can and keep pushing a couple of portraits forward. This portrait of Dr. Hinkie continues to move forward. I’ve got much of the main subject blocked in and at least two…
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Small Update
Was really hoping to get more studio time in this past week but I’ve been feeling stressed out and run down lately and my body really needed a rest. I did get one day of work in and managed to do a second pass on the bow-side arm and hand. I’m pretty happy with how…
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Quick Update
Haven’t been able to get as much studio time in the last couple of week for various reasons. I did manage to work on the portrait of Dr. Hinkie again this weekend though. I’ve worked more to resolve the background elements and they’re getting much closer to their final forms. I started in on the…
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Getting Close
Getting very close with this one. Not sure I’m ready to call it yet, I want to see how it looks when the paint drys this week and I can look at it again with fresh eyes this weekend. But it’s nearly there. I thought I had smoothed out the sharp edge in brow ridge…
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Belated Update
I’ve been working in the studio a lot lately but haven’t been good about posting progress updates. I’ve been focusing exclusively on these three portraits and have two to three more sessions in on each of them now since I last posted. First up is the portrait of Dr. Hinkie. I have most of the…
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Weekend Update
Worked on three different portraits this past weekend. First up is a portrait of Julie that I’ve started in on. Most of the face is blocked in with the first pass now. Long way to go still, but making solid progress. Next up is the portrait of Dr. Hinkie. I have a couple more sessions…