Originally posted 09-21-2012
So apparently there is more to the world than painting. I have crossed the boundaries of the painting department and ventured into sculpture. For someone who had trouble with coil pots in middle school, it was not half bad. I don’t have to adhere to the picture plane and there actually is space. Who would have thought!
In the world of the two dimensional, however, I am making little progress, due to all these school activities that have been popping up (will explain later). One new series I have started is based on my recent trip to Israel. Using photos I took while in the Old City of Jerusalem, I am recreating part of the Kotel, more specifically, the South Wall. I have two dyptych (paintings consisting of two canvases meant to be seen together). Here’s the start of them.
The first photo is the initial step I took. I carefully drafted out the image in pencil.
The second image is a base layer of color I added.
The following image is the end of the second step. I use two colors to lay out the ground work for the color, and using a rag, wiping out the lightest areas.
My second set is done in the exact same manner, but instead of keeping things so linear, after figuring out what went where, I decided to free-hand the images.
Hopefully, I can get some actual work done soon…