This is a tomb in the crypts of the cemetery of Torino. This has been shot with my iPhone 4s .
The app used to shot the image was Pro HDR, cropping and adjustments were done using Snapseed, further editing was done using Dynamic Light, Pic Grunger and Phototoaster.
This painting is just being started. It is in acrylics and painted much more loosely than the previous ones- I’m getting closer to my goal of working as spontaneously in oils paint as I do in oil pastels.
Before this one, though, I started one in oils, it is going well, but I have to wait for it to dry before going further. That’s why I’m using acrylics on the one above.
I’ve got some tips for working with acrylics which might be useful, I’ll make a short post of those, (scroll down to the post below this one).
Here is a peek into the process of the oil one. By the way, these are, for me quite large- 50 x50cm or about 24″x 24″.
The study below is in acrylic and is only about 20c x 20cm, 8″x8″. I purposely limited my time working on it to about 25 minutes and didn’t correct or…
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I’ve finished the top two rails of the fence and most of the side pieces so it’s moving along! It always takes longer than I think it’s going to but I’m happy with the result. The parts of the fence with the second layer of paint are really starting to pop.
The 300th post, even if there’s some repetition of this one.
‘Hunger’, 72″ X 120″, oil on canvas, 1993.
The point of the page.
I get the feeling that this one is almost finished. Another week should do it! I brought it inside the house today to try and view it differently than in my art room. I find it really difficult, when you’ve been working on a piece for months, to actually ‘see it’. I turn it upside down, ask friends to tell me what they think, take photos in black and white and put it in a new environment – anything to kind of pretend that I’m seeing it with ‘new eyes’!!
I do love painting.
Well, here it is guys. My new painting. Of course, I always think the photos are terrible. But you get the idea.
“Every year in late April Earth passes through the dusty tail of Comet Thatcher, and the encounter causes a meteor shower–the Lyrids. This year the shower peaks on Saturday night, April 21st. Forecasters expect 10 to 20 meteors per hour, although outbursts as high as 100 meteors per hour are possible…“
With a new moon in opposition, 2012 was a great year to watch the Lyrid meteor shower. I kept my eyes on the skies, but it was pretty cloudy here. This painting is what I had hoped to see. Did you see any meteors?
Years ago my mom, sister and I saw the most amazing fireball while we lay on the trampoline in the backyard. All the other meteors I’ve seen have been the tiny, not-quite-sure-I-saw-anything kind. That one was amazing – a wonderful memory in great company.
One more thing – I joined DailyPaintworks!…
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Conceptual Art 