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I am not good at updating this blog! I'm active over at lj and on dreamwidth because there tends to be more discussion... but I know this blog is where a lot of people find me so I'll try to do a little better.

I started this diptych during the Zayed University residency, and finished it yesterday.


Tiger! mixed media on canvas, approx. 39 x 63" (100 x 160cm) hung flush


Insert ritual lament about my photography but actually I think it's time to blame the camera. The poor little lens can't do much for these bigger pieces. Also I have a really nice monitor since my old one died, which is indeed really nice, but it shows me the bad very well.

Details:

deer
12 x 12"
oil/alkyd on canvas

Side angle detail...

Dorothy makes for Dante's wood (was deus ex machina)
16 x 22"
oil/alkyd on canvas

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yellow

yellow
oil/alkyd on canvas
20 x 16"

A detail:

vertigo II
oil, wax, alkyd medium on canvas
10 x 10 x 1.5"

I finally went with a really high gloss on this series, because the wax medium which gave the water that cloudiness was proving fragile to handle-- and the glossy galkyd is nearly like laminating the work in terms of providing protection. But it makes for a lot of shine to deal with... you can see the shine in this angle photo, and I took the shot practically in the dark!

Commission done.


luna landscape
oil on canvas
22 x 22"

vertigo #1
oil media on canvas
10 x 10 x 1.5"



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