Monthly Archives: July 2019

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Now the life awakens

I put two and a half hours in just this layer today. I always feel like I never have enough hours but I am thankful for every moment I spend in the studio. Can you see the vibrancy coming into this now? There will be several more layers before I feel it looks right. I am eager to begin work on the little Ewok. I first wanted to be sure this is a good likeness of my grand daughter before I move on. I think I will be satisfied. I hope she approves.
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Just a little work

Our visitors are in Ohio with my daughter so I got in a little work. Here you see I add some flesh tone.
I modify the color with white and Naples yellow light, being sure to sculpt the features as I move along the surface
Don’t worry if it still looks blotchy and unnatural. This will all improve with each layer.
Keep in mind, my posts will be sporadic while our loved ones are visiting and also during some medical procedures. Even this post is rushed, sorry.
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A forty year wait

There will be some time between posts for a while, please forgive the delay. Just use the time to practice the steps so far demonstrated. I am expecting a very dear visitor whom I have not seen in a lifetime. An event in her life caused her to loose all her contacts and we could never find her in all that time. She is coming with her adult daughter and I am not sure how much time she will be able to spend with us. I have been racing to get some work ready and entered in shows. I have not had the drive to work passionately since my sister in law’s illness and death and again last week a monumental Friend died. I am deeply grieved.

Even so, I am working many hours a day trying to get these works ready in time. First, I will show you the latest work on my grand daughter’ painting.

Even though I have done some detail on eyes, there are still many layers of flesh to perfect the skin tone and correct the likeness. Now I am going to show you a portrait of her that she hates. I will give you more info.
I tell my students, if it doesn’t look right, it is just not finished yet. This is a good example. I have repainted and over layered so many times. But nothing helped my dear Grand daughter like this. I even changed the hair so that it went from medium to long ringlets down in front of her shirt. It hung on my studio wall for over a year and finally I repainted another layer. Still that didn’t help so I was ready to call it a failure. I just couldn’t do that. I said to myself, it just isn’t finished yet! I began a process of repairing by removing the hair over her shirt. I have no idea if I can fix it but I am going to give it my best try.
well, keep in mind, I won’t be checking in for up to a month and then Bruce will have another surgery, which could be quite serious. Don’t give up on me. I will get back as soon as I can. Shalom.
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