50% Completion

Well, after an entire week, the top half is finished. It probably wouldn't have taken so long if I hadn't gotten a little distracted over the weekend... perhaps 6 hours at the most. But here it is:

 

                                                                                             I might have to fix the sky again.

 

The size of the painting makes it quite difficult to work on without accidentally resting my elbow on the canvas, which could stretch out the cloth and smudge the paint, so I'm usually kneeling over it as it rests on my living room floor, arms held carefully aloft and nose almost touching the windows. As you can probably guess, my neck has been killing me as a result. Today I suddenly came to a revelation; working at a desk would fix all of those issues! I placed the canvas on my kitchen table, took a seat, and started to work. Twenty minutes later, neck throbbing, I noticed that I was standing up and, once again, hunched Quasi-modo style over the canvas.

 

I guess what they say is true: artists always suffer.

 

...Or I could just get out my easel.

 

 Problem solved.



Throwback Thursday! Considering all the attention I received following my previous post, I figured that I should display some of my earlier paintings for public enjoyment.

These two have gained a yellowish tint as they aged because I used a lower quality paint. I'm not sure if I like the effect, though it is certainly interesting.



 

 

 

 

This was my first (and last... for now) attempt at painting a machine. When I look at it today I can't help but see all of the flaws that would prevent this thing from actually taking flight, but I had so much fun with it that it remains one of my favorites... And there is something satisfying about painting a Nazi balloon going down in flames.

I painted this one for a youth art contest in Salt Lake, Utah. It was also an experiment to see if I could paint a recognizable human likeness. I must've done a good job, as it was chosen to hang in the Church History Museum for an entire year! If, however, you can't tell, the girl sitting in the sun is my sister, Abby.

My absolute favorite painting involved weeks of work and miniscule paintbrushes (one of them contains just a single hair). It was all worth it; every detail is to my satisfaction.

Now I have to go make myself some hot chocolate.


So... I have a blog now. Blogs are cool.

Actually, it's mostly to keep everyone updated on what I'm up to as far as my artwork goes, so here it is:

This is a 30"x40" Canvas

I accidentally spilled my paintbrush water on it (observe the blue spots all over the façade) as I leapt up to change the radio station (curse Katy Perry and her Dark Horse!), which was quite devastating after an afternoon's work, but it should be easy enough to fix. I just hope the paint will wash out of my clothes.

If all goes according to plan, it will look something like this one when I'm done:



I painted this small version last year... it's only about 12" wide.

 

                                                                              ...Only a whole lot bigger.