Foxy in Sept 09
Thought I would let you see what Foxy is supposed to look like in the end. It will take awhile to get there. The image is for reference as we will tune the animal to lifelike detail and Dentzel expectations.
The great artwork is done by our resident carousel artist Kurt Christensen www.kurtzoid.com. At this point, the animal is continuing to be shaped, and taken down close to the final detail level. As this is Coreen’s and my first animal we are going slow and learning a great deal from the master carvers.
Another quick study of Abraham Lincoln in acrylics. This piece was an effort in color mixing and was used in the Albany Lincoln Town Hall Meeting in mid March 09. The pose came from a B&W photo so I experimented with color and highlights. It’s rough but looked great on stage with the presenter standing below. I have more work to do to tighten up the next image. I’ve added some other views in the Portrait Gallery.
The Blue Figure is an acrylic now in a private collection. This is one of the first figure studies I did learning to use color after 25 odd years of B&W and graphite. What struck me about the model was the way the light emphasized the bone structure of the back. It looked abnormal.
Storey. I wanted an image to punch up a patriotic shield used on the Monteith House Museum for a celebration of Oregon’s 150th birthday. This is a first attempt at a serious portrait study in color. I didn’t have alot of time to put it together so it’s in acrylic. I like Storey’s style and his unification of color and I learned quite a bit doing it. There are some things I could improve here but the overall look came out well. Looked good on display. I’ve included this image and another in the portrait gallery.
A little more work on Munchie this week. Another photo has been added to the Brass Ring Gallery. Always good to learn something new (even at my age) . Had an Aha moment when the master carver was helping me with relief depth. Realized the background was a negative space I could adjust to bring 3D definition to specific points on the figure. Too used to thinking like a 2D artist but the same principle of weighted line applies. It was nice to know my brain wasn’t totally full.
