Acrylic and stenciled spray paint on 2? x 3? canvas. This painting was definitely a sum of its parts not working the first time around. I painted over the figures about three times until I was happy with the tones. … Continue reading
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Another Hummingbird Stencil
This is probably the most detailed stencil I’ve ever done. It took me about five hours to cut out, if you can believe it! I made sure to put a fresh blade in my knife for this, as the intricate … Continue reading
Hummingbird Stencil
For my next painting I wanted to use more representational stencils, than the decorative ones I had done up to now. I flipped through my animal encyclopedias that I’ve had as long as I can remember to find something that … Continue reading
Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth
Acrylic and stenciled spray paint on 2′ x 3′ canvas. After the first stencil dried, I worked a little more on the hat, then went to work on the rest of the stenciling. First I did the white on the … Continue reading
Process: Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth – Day Four
A little more painting was done, on the arm and the hat. Then I stenciled in the white on the face. That’s right, the white was done with spray paint. Why? Why not just paint that with acrylics like the … Continue reading
Process: Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth – Day Three
For the under-painting, I opted to go with a palette knife. The blade worked really differently on canvas, as the paint had all of those pores and crevices to fill in. I also did a little bit of work with … Continue reading
Process: Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth – Day Two
Before putting the paint down, I made a bunch of stencils after ‘lightboxing’ the canvas by holding it in front of our window. Entertainingly enough, the police were searching a car on the street while I was working on it. … Continue reading
Process: Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth – Day One
I thought it would be fun to document the process on this painting, as I really had no idea what I was going to do with it. I had used up all of my wood so this next series will … Continue reading
Golden Statuesque
Acrylic paint on 19?x50? masonite
No Better Way to Start the Day
Acrylic paint on 19″x50″ masonite
Reflective Warmth
Acrylic paint on 19″x50″ masonite
Dirty Girl
Acrylic paint on 19″x50″ masonite