Kylie's photoshoot was done over a year ago, she grew a lot since I last saw her.
Seeing the faces of the family when I deliver a painting is so much fun. I would like my art and my life to brighten the corner of a small place in this world each day. I love painting children, they inspire me with their sweet spirits & purity of heart. May we all become like children with a heart that is pure and full of love to share with others around us.
When someone request a custom piece of artwork, they usually already have an idea in their mind. The artist job is to bring that vision into reality.
For this painting, the art patron, Bonnie, wanted an eagle soaring. I had her send me a picture of the wall she was needing the the artwork to hang on.
The first part of the process was for me to send Bonnie some conceptual designs for her to get an idea of what was in my head.
Conceptual designs of painting:
We had to determine the exact size the painting needed to be. Painters tape was placed in the area, then measurements were taken.
It was decided to go with the center image. She requested some "semi-abstract" (I think that's pretty funny). The eagle was more realistic while the background had texture, gold leaf and some abstract components.
A large wooden panel as constructed for the artwork.
Images of the process:
underpainting
tape and texture
Painting the sky
Detailed image of the sky:
Here is a photo of the finished painting, hung in here home:
Modern day example (above) of a charcoal portrait drawing. The quality of this medium is excellent. It should always be framed under glass to protect the artwork. Hang thefinished work away from direct sunlight to protect it from UV rays.
The History of Charcoal drawings:
Charcoal was often a key component of cave painting with examples dating back to at least 28,000 years ago.[9]
One of the oldest painting is a picture of a zebra found at the Apollo cave in Namibia.
In the renaissance Charcoal was widely used but few works of art survived due to charcoal particles flaking off the canvas. At the end of the 15th century a process of submerging the drawings in a gum bath was implemented to prevent the charcoal from flaking away. charcoal paintings date as far back as ca.23,000 BC.
Portraits provide a permanent visual reminder of the ties between the generations of your family, expressing the emotional connection between you, your ancestors and your descendants. Long after photographs have faded, portraits remain.
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It’s the light and dark values in relationship to each other and the simplified massing of values that play such an important role in a composition’s design. In addition, those light and dark value relationships impact the quality of light and “luminosity” in a work, as well as strengthening an illusion of space, and atmosphere.
Caravaggio was know to use prostitutes as models, as in this painting of the death of Mary (mother of Jesus). circa1606 It was documented that the painting was rejected by the patron who commissioned it because of that - or the other reason for rejection might have been because of the improper manner in how Mary was depicted.
When it was unveiled a proud Michelangelo stood by and watched as people admired the beautiful Pieta. However, what was pride quickly turned into anger as he overheard a group of people attributing the work to other artists of his time. That anger caused Michelangelo to add one last thing to his sculpture. Going down the sash on the Virgin Mary, Michelangelo carved his name. He later regretted that his emotions got the best of him and vowed to never sign another one of his works again.
Scheele's Green was invented in 1775 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele. The pigment was originally prepared by making a solution of sodium carbonate at a temperature of around 90 °C, then slowly adding arsenious oxide, while constantly stirring until everything had dissolved. This produced a sodium arsenite solution. In the 19th century the toxicity of arsenic compounds was not readily known. 19th century journals reported of children wasting away in bright green rooms, of ladies in green dresses swooning and newspaper printers being overcome by arsenic vapors. There is one example of an acute poisoning of children attending a Christmas party where dyed candles were burned. During Napoleon's exile in St. Helena, he resided in a very luxurious room painted bright green, his favorite color. His cause of death is generally believed to be stomach cancer, and arsenic exposure has been linked to an increased risk of gastric carcinoma.
"Hello, I've seen the painting you did of the buggy driver with two mules... As a fun side note, the driver in your painting is my husband, Dave and the "white" mule" is Blue. Dave and Blue are training a new mule here, and together they have trained over 50 mules within a 5 year time span. Dave is also the first driver of a team rig within the city of New Orleans since the 1940's. You have captured a very special moment in your art and I want to thank you for it. When Dave first saw this, he was as a complete loss for words. And as a tour guide for over 15 years, I can tell you THAT rarely happens!"
