My husband recently suggested that I take pictures of one of my paintings at each stage, all the way through. His idea was to make a slide show of how the painting progresses to display at the next show I do. Great idea, right?
I took a mid-resolution scan of my most recent painting at each major step/ change in the process. Quick summary of my process here: The background of the paintings are created by alternating layers of hot wax and paint. After the final layer of paint is applied, I use a spatula to scrape up all the wax, which has resisted the paint. This reveals areas of the previous layers of colour. I then detail painting on top of this abstract background.... but really, the whole process is much easier to show you...
...So here's my most recent painting "Barred Owl Alighting" in eleven scans.
I took a mid-resolution scan of my most recent painting at each major step/ change in the process. Quick summary of my process here: The background of the paintings are created by alternating layers of hot wax and paint. After the final layer of paint is applied, I use a spatula to scrape up all the wax, which has resisted the paint. This reveals areas of the previous layers of colour. I then detail painting on top of this abstract background.... but really, the whole process is much easier to show you...
...So here's my most recent painting "Barred Owl Alighting" in eleven scans.