(For Sandler)
VIDEO AND REAL TIME STATS
The actual unmasking took a little over 7 minutes,
while this video is 1 minute and 23 seconds (including before and after pictures).
(See more information below the video.)
REMOVING MASKING Cosmic Kit Boy
painting
layering with a knife
Here is a brief stop motion showing the accumulation of knifed on paint layers. The painting is a commissioned pet portrait: Strawberry & Gilbert, 2022, acrylic on board, 11” x 14”, Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis (Collection of Smith-Brown Family, MA). For the double portrait the clients shared photos on the internet. After reviewing several photos of … Read more
WORKS IN PROGRESS: Horse Shadows (midway)
Video Stats
The below live action video lasts less than 34 seconds but represents 25 minutes of work in the studio (through the miracle of editing and accelerated motion).
UPDATED VIDEO on making “Megaphone”
I have updated the video on the making of “Megaphone. Since I last posted a video showing the progression from drawing to finished painting, I realized I was not actually finished. As you will see, near the end, I dispensed with the strict technique of layering black washes on a white surface. Instead I began mixing values adding white, gray and black over each other. At this point I had also begun using acrylic mediums (particularly glazing and mat mediums) another departure from painting the Original Dog Studies. It may be subtle but there is more detail and refinement. Here then is the updated video.