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Rock & Roll Fantasy Series X 2 Plus a Strange Skull!
Horns up!! Thought I'd share a few quickies this month from IX con! All of these paintings were one session pieces, and I attacked them in the same way. (Pretty Much) I started with an acrylic Wash over a Conte pastel drawing. Working in the Conte first, kept the drawing light and flexible. I could lift it off in areas if needed, and I stayed with like a brick red pastel so I would not…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Timelapse of my latest Musicscape!
September 24, 2024 - Quick one for you guys this month! Being a guitar addict, I was researching the guitars the Beatles played, and had a revelatory moment where I was thinking, how cool it was that at times specific guitars are as much a portrait of a famous musician as the musicians themselves. Next thing you know I was as eager to paint the guitars as I was the portrait. Maybe more eager. I think there are many folks (myself included) who would rather hang a surreal painting of an instrument than they would a literal portrait. It somehow allows the viewer to get inside the painting easier. And the good news for a guitar addict, is that when I paint them, I feel less of a need to seek them out and buy them, lol. …
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