The early days of work on the Last Supper Commission continue… All the work continues on the underpainting and cleaning up the rough edges of the transferred drawing. I rescaled some of the figures (mainly the three men on the far left), slid Jesus over a little, and planned to re-position the column before Jesus…
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work on the Last Supper
If you haven’t heard yet, I’ve been commissioned to paint a large scale painting of my interpretation of the Last Supper. After running the sketch by the client, I made some color studies, built, stretched and prepared the 11′ x 5.5′ canvas, and spent a few hours the other night transferring the drawing.
The process of a commission – the stretcher
A Large Painting Stretcher. Always a project to build. So I’m working on a commission of the Last Supper. The first words out of my client’s mouth were: “I don’t want a copy of the famous one, I want it in your style.” Feeling relieved, I checked out the space in her house it will…
The New is The Same as The Old…
I’ve recently switched studios and moved my studio to Blue Genie Art, where I hunkered down, painted, sweated and curated shows way back in 2003-2004. Blue Genie has been family to me pretty much since my arrival in Austin, and it feels good to be back in familiar creative environs with a group of extraordinarily talented and…
From China with Love… Hand Painted Oil Piantings
Throughout my short lived life of gainful employment, I always had a knack for literally falling into good jobs. I tripped on the door step of Royals Stadium when I was interviewing for a hot dog sales position, nearly fell into a secretary when I started working at a computer company, and remember doing the…