Worked on this piece all day today. It's an interesting challenge because I need to paint the background first before I can start to do the chain-link fencing and then work the two into each other. Takes a little bit of vision to figure out what I need in the background to make it the backdrop. Anyway, this piece is 40x46 which is fairly small for me so i'm having fun with small brushes in this one!
Here's a little time-lapse gallery of todays work, sketch to canvas!
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Worked on putting the van into a space by figuring out its shadow placement and its relativity to the tree. Messed around with value in the back to give it a forest vibe but I think I really need some trees that are bigger and closer like the one its running into... foods for thought I guess. Also thinking about putting a hint of a chainlink fence in the background. That way I can connect the painting to the next one I'm starting to brainstorm about below. The idea here is to have a close up deeper in the forest and have a chainlink fence with some type of sign on it... maybe have the figure pushing through a tear... maybe climbing over it? I'm not sure. Time to thumbnail sketch I guess! Also thinking about another piece that has something to do with ducks.... and another with trains.... The ducks because I love the phrase "get your ducks in a row" and trains because A. they're awesome and B. a train can tell you so much about the graffiti on it or where its going... is it moving or old. Just some interesting ideas to think about and see at the end if they fit into a bigger picture! Also-Look at this ridiculously large brush! It makes my life a BILLION times easier when laying in ideas:O
Been back in the studio for a week now but finally got around to publishing some of my recent adventures. I built a frame for the first non-commisioned painting I sold which was both a learning experience and had an above average result (I had some woodworkers back me up on this point). Other than that I got my brothers graduation portrait done and was able to stretch and gesso three canvases to start on my next big piece! That triptych van is 12ft long and 6ft tall! Wooooo its been amazing to get back into the thick of it!
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