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New ink art and the trick of creating it live
While I was in Austin, Texas, for the World Horror Convention, I had a bit of time to kill before checking in. I decided to sketch some things first for projects that I have in play, and after that I decided to create another ink card. Now, the main motivation Read more…
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New Ink Card: The Spaniard
Since last night’s ink card (see it here!) was a bit on the dark side, both figuratively and literally, I thought I’d something different with today’s ink card. Today’s ink is of “The Spaniard”, the temporary nickname for the character of Maximus in the film Gladiator. I chose it not Read more…
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Tonight’s project: Framing the Painting
I needed to get my new painting, The Apotheosis of War, ready for the upcoming First Friday Gallery Walk. So, I set aside some time tonight to finish framing it.
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New Acrylic Painting: The Apotheosis of War
Here is the new painting, an 18″ x 24″ acrylic painting. I named it “The Apotheosis of War”.
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Work in Progress: Futility Painting
Now that I have the camera back (it took the family on a vacation this week), I can post a few shots of my work in progress. It doesn’t have an official name yet, but “futility” might have something to do with it. Here it is on my desk, and Read more…
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Creating the Painting: Infection Unbound
Last weekend I was able to finish a painting that I’d wanted to do for some time. Not a digital image, but an acrylic painting. Here’s what it looked like in the gallery on Friday night: If anyone read the previous blog entry (not betting on it) about the original Read more…
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New Art: My first acrylic – no giggling
Sometimes, I shudder to post new ideas or new techniques that I try. I never know if they really work out, if they are ok but just need work, or if they are so awful that the sun will shrivel up and we’ll all die. But, I also think that Read more…
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Seeing it in real life: Church’s The Icebergs
Awhile back (and by “awhile back” I mean “over a year ago”) I wrote an art blog of Frederic Edwin Church’s beautiful painting called The Icebergs (check out the blog here… I”ll wait.) I won’t bore you with the specs again (I’ll be boring you with other ways now), but Read more…
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Russ’ Art Blog: Daguerre’s “Ruined Gothic Colonnade”
It combines textures, architectures and seemingly a whole new world, and it caught my eye immediately.
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Russ’ Art Blog: The Dream of Ossian
Thanks to the holiday season, I haven’t really been able to do much at all, let alone an art blog.
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Russ’ Art Blog: The Young Lady with the Shiner
One of the nice things about being in an art museum is the chance to take in a surprise painting, one that you didn’t expect to see.
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Russ’ Art Blog: The Last Muster
Sir Hubert von Herkomer’s The Last Muster, a great example of realism and an almost illustrative idea