Harvest Goddess |
The
making of my
Harvest Goddess
making of my
Harvest Goddess
I am getting ready to start an acrylic painting class with Shiloh Sophia and decided to use a 24 inch square of plywood for my canvas. I decided on the plywood so I can hang it outside under my pergola along with a couple more that will come later.
Gessoed plywood |
Here it is primed and waiting for my Harvest Goddess to emerge. Right now it is just a blank canvas but soon it will invite me to create a wonderful image. When I do I will invite you to view it.
Temporary studio |
Here is the first of the temporary studios I set up but when Ellen got here we decided it would be better to lay the canvas flat so we changed everything around and used my tall cutting table for the substrates.
Live streaming video
I finally got to our live streaming video site but it crashed so they had to give out an alternate site which worked great all through the 6 hour class
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And adding even more color and detail
Then a wash was painted on over the entire canvas toning down some colors and tinting others and adding depth to all
After that I sort of went off on my own and added some detail and redefined some of the existing design. Mainly her eyes, the sunflowers and leaves around her head.
That is as far as I got on day one! I think next will be to add some detail to her face and body and finish her eyes and then will see how I like the whole or if I need to add more to background. Shiloh Sophia's painting had a very busy background but I like the look of what I have now and do not want to cover it all up...Background that is...so I will finish the image itself and see what else I think I want to do.
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I started this painting on the 13th and finally I am getting down to the end. Today I did the face and added two more sunflowers so the big one didn't sit on top like a pom pom stuck up there. I do like it better but I am not happy with her face. Eyes, yes but cheeks no...Tomorrow I am going to repaint the cheeks and see if I can get them better...less garish looking...paint in a little more detail and go over some of the detail that has been covered with a wash.
Now I am calling it finished!
Now I am calling it finished!
Oh my gosh! Darlene! I love the size of your plywood canvas and can't wait to see what emerges! Such a great space and viable plan.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting that you have other paintings in your mind to create along with this current one. And to display them outdoors! Hallelujah!
Absolutely Fabulous!!!! I love the colors and I'm in love with the sunflower on her head! I have a piece of plywood that I wrote down manifesting words on during a ceremony and after seeing this what a wonderful thing it would be to put a painted Goddess above them! I love the wash - what was that specifically?
ReplyDeleteThanks Darlene for continuing to impress and inspire this timid painter.
Thanks Christine, Sunflowers are my very favorite flower and fall is my favorite time of year. I love the idea of your painting a goddess on your plywood. Be sure to post it when you do...I like using it so I can put them on my fence and brighten up my out of doors a tad..especially in the winter when there is nothing much blooming.
DeleteIn addition to being a fabulous artist, you are such a good teacher and blogger! I learned alot from this blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth but for the life of me I do not know what I can teach you about blogging or art. You have such a fun blog with Hallelujah Truth. I can't even get my buttons on my blog to work. I am glad though that you like my art.
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