Day 2

Second day working on this sculpture. It's starting to take shape but I will probably have to take a break. I didn't realize how long it would take the clay, which is still to wet, to dry out when the weather is cold.

Sculpting Another Clay Bust.

I am starting my second bust.
I am going to document the progress as it goes.
Okay so here is phase 1. The clay was a bit too wet so I am working on drying it out a little then I will begin to add the facial features today, hopefully. More pics soon.

Also, another face hanging sculpture I recently finished:

Grace Behind The Guns

I have been working on a design project where I turned a painting into a tshirt. Below is the painting and the design for the shirt.

If you'd like to find out more about the project check out the blog gracebehindtheguns.blogspot.com

or our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grace-Behind-the-Guns/240516206004047

The original illustration is also available in my Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/listing/85559135/original-illustration-for-grace-behind

Tangled

I just finished this painting titled "Tangled." I started it a few months back but made a mess of it and had to scrape it, redo the under painting and start the color over again. Now that it's finished I am pretty happy with it. Sometimes they just have to be put on the shelf facing the wall for a while to get a fresh perspective and start over.

Something New.

I wouldn't say that I was bored of painting but I think it's good to do something new. I have been taking a break from painting to try my hand at sculpting. I plan to do a bust soon but since sculpture is new to me I did a face to try it out and get used to the medium.
Here is are a few pics of the face sculpture I just completed. It is life size and made from air dry clay.
I am still debating whether or not To paint it ... Perhaps I will make a mold so that I can cast and paint a duplicate.

Little Birds

I always mean to document a painting from beginning to end. Usually I get too absorbed in the painting to remember to stop and take pictures between stages. This time I got one of the underpainting and finished work.
It's titled Little Birds and is 24 in by 36 in, oil on cnavas.

Here is the initial underpainting

And the finished peice

Valkyrie

I just completed a new painting titled Valkyrie. In Norse Mythology it was a female figure who chose who would die in battle. This is very similar to the Celtic goddess Badb, who I recently painted.

This painting is available in my Etsy shop