This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair. The original painting is duo oils on a wood panel cut to fit a vintage frame. The panel measures approximately 12"x20" and will be approximately 14"x22" when framed. I've blocked in her glorious pink hair and am looking forward to starting work on the little birds...
Thanksgiving is a tricky holiday for me, I like the concept of it, the origins less so... As I do very much believe in being thankful, I knew I wanted to say something today, but I just wasn't sure what. I think right now, I'm focusing on being thankful for the small stuff. In light of that here are some very tiny frames. I'm planning on doing a smol Studio Ghibli inspired series, I intend to use these frames, but if they end up being smaller than I can paint, I'll hunt around for some more. But thankfulness, back to thankfulness. I am thankful to have art in my life. I am also thankful for the people in my life that make art possible for me.
I hope that this Thanksgiving there is something or someone, no matter how smol, that gives you cause for thanks. I hope for something that sustains. May this day and the ones that follow be filled with love and beauty.
Here is where I am on my 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting. I've loosely underpainted the entire painting and need to begin finessing additional layers. So very many feathers and so much more to come...
This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair. The original painting is duo oils on a wood panel cut to fit a vintage frame. I'll try to remember to measure it before the next time I post her. I've been working on blocking in her face, features, and hair. The hair is partly underpainted and partly blocked in, the silhouettes of where the little birds will be is visible...
Still plugging away at this 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting. I'm just blocking in some basics, much more remains to go for just the underpainting itself, but I hold that some progress is better than no progress at all...
This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair. The original painting is duo oils on a wood panel cut to fit a vintage frame. I've started on underpainting her face and neck. Sometimes I am enamored of this soft focus stage, but I enjoy taking things to another level, so the painting continues...
"Unremembered Title" painting 16x20 inches, acrylics on panel, framed
"Patchwork Princess" 11x14 inches, duo oils on wood
I've concluded that there's no way I'm finishing this painting in time for Dia de los Muertos. I've started to block in the feathers, hair, and neck for this 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting, but this is all just underpainting and I still have her face, headress, and dress to block in before I even begin overpainting. I wish I could finish it in the time allotted, but I know that even if I had my schedule entirely clear, which I do not, I'm just too slow of a painter to manage. Fortunately I do have another one that's on the wall that I'll try to share with you in celebration on that day...
It was one of those weeks with a lot of errands and not a lot of painting, so here's a bit of silliness and hopefully this week will be a better week... After an appointment, we stopped for a bit of retail therapy, which of these goodies do you think is destined for Alex?
Happy Thanksgiving! It occurs to me that I don't have a lot of fall art, but I did take this photo at Descanso Gardens of a very grate...
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