As the holidays are upon us, I thought I would write a quick note before I go to Phoenix to celebrate Christmas with my daughter and her husband, and my two grandsons. (The photo above is of me and my family, around 1960.)
Last week I did indeed get my 6' canvas, which is beautifully stretched, and started to draw in the painting. While I have painted this large before, it has been horizontal, or if a figure, I haven't ever painted down to the feet.
There are a few challenges, since the model is taller than me, (and I'm painting her...close to life size) such as......I can't paint her head...eye to eye. So I have stacked some boxes, and am standing on them to paint. So far, it is working pretty well. One day I will have an easel that lowers into the floor, as Mel Ramos does!
3 comments:
Suzy,
I stumbled across your blog while browsing for Wayne Thiebaud art and wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading it. The insights into the creation of each painting are really interesting, and you are clearly a supremely talented artist.
Good luck with the blog and with your art!
Tim
Suzy,
I stumbled across your blog while browsing for Wayne Thiebaud art and wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading it. The insights into the creation of each painting are really interesting, and you are clearly a supremely talented artist.
Good luck with the blog and with your art!
Tim
Tim,
Thank you so much for your comments! I get a lot of traffic on my blog from Wayne Thiebaud lovers....as I am one myself!
I am currently painting a commission incorporating another Thiebaud painting...as you probably already read...and it is going great!
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