You know I've been working on a web comic and that I'm painting digitally for the first time. Hate the process! I am not a computer person. It takes too long, so I really have to work in short bursts. It's looking good but it's still not finished, and I don't want to show it until it's done. So stay tuned for that and know that this has taken up several of my days so far.
I created a really hot logo to go with the web comic, and I hope to digitally paint that, but it's still waiting in line behind the actual web comic. I don't want to show it till it's painted, so it will debut with the web comic.
When I get tired of sitting in front of the computer pointing and clicking a paintbrush, I am working on an actual oil painting. I love to paint, by hand! It's very therapeutic. So to relieve myself from the pixel blues, I started a painting that's been in my head for a while. It's inspired by one of my favorite classic paintings. I didn't sketch it out first. I was so frustrated with the whole digital thing that I just broke out the materials and went for it. I'm making it up as I go. I already know the name of it and the meaning behind it but that's a secret to be revealed later. The woman in center my look familiar and is a clue to the classic that is inspiring this "rebirth".
I'm still in the beginning stages. I've only toned the masonite board and drawn a rough outline of the basic elements. I'm a slow painter. I have to let the canvas speak to me with each brush stroke. Right now, this painting is whispering.
No matter what I'm working on, I'm always dreaming of making ball jointed dolls. My art buddy, Lauren Brevner uses paper clay to make her sculptures, so I thought I'd give it a try to see what all the fuss is about. You should definitely check out her blog, she's doing this 100 days of art thing with me and she is so talented. Her blog is awesome and she's running a blog contest right now so if you subscribe and comment you could win one of her awesome sculptures! You can see it here. You have until Dec. 1st to enter!
I'm really feeling the paper clay. I'm using Premier clay by La Doll. It's really squishy and takes some getting use to but it's fairly easy to work with. I love that I don't have to bake it, and that it sands so easily. I've found the trick is getting the basic structure down, then adding details once it's dried. It takes some time to dry so it helps to work on parts in stages so you can keep it moving. It also helps to have other projects to fall back on because it can get a bit monotonous. The details are so time consuming, it takes weeks for me to notice my progress. Which is another reason I haven't posted. Just like painting, it involves layers and layers of work, so progress is slow. I'd like to take more progress pics but when I'm working with clay, I get so caught up in the process that I forget to take pics along the way. Here are a couple WIP pics.
This week, I'm focusing on the limbs. I'm so proud that I have hands for the first time. I avoided making hands like the plague, but I finally bit the bullet and went for it. I still have a lot of work to do. Endless hours to put in, but this is a good sharing point. So, I've been bouncing back and forth from these three projects over the past 2 weeks. I wish I had more to show you but sometimes it's like that, and that's the way it is. Later homies!
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