"Untitled Triptych" (study) - 6x12" each
When I'm in the painting zone I rarely think about posting images of pieces in progress. Part of this is because a majority of my paintings as of late are not that large. The other part is that the painting process just flies by when I'm on a roll. The painting that is currently on the easel / easels is a little different.
With some pressure / encouragement from Evelyn to paint larger, I decided to try painting a 48" x 72" triptych. Triptych: a set of three panels side by side, bearing pictures. Because of this intimidating size I thought that some preparation would be helpful. The painting above is the study for the larger pieces.
I haven't painted anything this large since I worked on a set of children's themed murals in Virginia. In theory this venture seemed fun but there were a couple of logistical issues , such as size and the crappy state of my studio, that posed complications. So I turned our living room into a temporary studio.
Below are a few photos to show scale and the start. Stay tuned for more.
When I'm in the painting zone I rarely think about posting images of pieces in progress. Part of this is because a majority of my paintings as of late are not that large. The other part is that the painting process just flies by when I'm on a roll. The painting that is currently on the easel / easels is a little different.
With some pressure / encouragement from Evelyn to paint larger, I decided to try painting a 48" x 72" triptych. Triptych: a set of three panels side by side, bearing pictures. Because of this intimidating size I thought that some preparation would be helpful. The painting above is the study for the larger pieces.
I haven't painted anything this large since I worked on a set of children's themed murals in Virginia. In theory this venture seemed fun but there were a couple of logistical issues , such as size and the crappy state of my studio, that posed complications. So I turned our living room into a temporary studio.
Below are a few photos to show scale and the start. Stay tuned for more.
Left: Used C-Clamps to hold the three 24 x 48" canvases together
Right: Photo of the set up in the living room
Loose sketch in Radiant Turquoise to get started.
2 comments:
Steven...
Very impressive, man! Thanks for sharing your progress on this one!!
Ok, I'm gonna shuffle back to my once-huge-but-now-seems-small 24x48" canvas now...
D.
Yes, the two pieces I did for the Air Force was the biggest I've worked since school days. I was painting them in the garage most of July and August, which is not good months to do anything without an AC, so Tee suggested I use the kitchen breakfast nook as a temporary studio. Working as small as I do normally, 3'x 4'is immense.
You have my sympathy, dude! Don't spill anything on the carpet, man!
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