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less is more
Dug a little deeper into the high key overexposed painting thing again this week. I’ve been wanting to do a portrait of Kevin, our other mastiff for a little while now. He’s such a sweet old boy. Had it in my head to do like a “night lighting” portrait of him. He’s blind, and his eyes have that cloudy look to them that i think could look cool in that lighting scenario. But then a…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Fischer Paints! The Dance- oil on Panel
July 2, 2024 - Shall we go on an adventure on the high seas with this one? Safe to say the adventure got off to a slow start as this drawing has been sitting around the studio for a couple years waiting for me to paint it, lol. I actually did a video here on Muddy showing you how I mount the printed out drawing on panel. And the idea actually goes back many more years as a concept that I'd painted digitally, but always wanted to revisit in real paint. And we finally got there. And I did try and be adventurous with the paint. There were certain areas like the waves and sky that there was no reference. Sure I was trying to go after some of that Japanese wood block vibe for the waves, but that…
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