I love when an idea works out better than expected! I had this image which I pasted down yesterday (see last night's post) and had an idea of what I wanted to do with the officer's bodies but not sure about exactly how to incorporate the background. The trees are what initially drew me to the image and I knew that I wanted to keep them in. I wound up painting around them and then chasing after the lines with scraping/carving and drawing them in with charcoal.
This painting, along with 1 or 2 more, will be submitted to a gallery show called "White, Black, & Shades of Gray." I'm glad that I decided to do this and challenge myself by taking the "color" out. Of course, I still mixed actual colors into the painting to give it depth. Can't wait to get paint on the next board! Hope this makes it into the show. Wish me luck!
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Ghosts of the Past #4
Encaustic, Photograph, & Charcoal on Cradled Birch
12" x 12" (30.48 cm x 30.48 cm)
January 2009
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Absolutely stunning Jamie....I actually said WOW out loud when I saw it....
:)! Thank you so much, Pam!!!
Ooh, I think this is the best one yet, Jamie! Best luck on getting into the show!
jamie this piece is fabulous! i have no doubt it will find a place in the show...
beth
I hope it makes it in! I haven't submitted to shows in so long but I like the feel of this one :)