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Rock & Roll Fantasy Series X 2 Plus a Strange Skull!


Scott Fischer

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…

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Why’d You Make That?


Julie Beck

July 12, 2024 - I recently posted an older painting on IG with some close up detail shots. I asked what people's interpretation of it was without revealing my personal intention behind the idea. I had a few people chime in with their thoughts and some gave me a new perspective on the piece myself! In a previous Muddy post, I exposed the timeline of the process for one painting. (see that post here) I thought it might be fun to zoom into just the idea and elaborate how and why I landed on the composition for "The Creation of Eve", and reveal the meaning behind it. Do paintings needs to mean something? No. Each person needs to decide what brings them satisfaction in what they make. For some, there needs to be a deeper meaning. Others are content…

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