Thursday, December 31, 2009

On her 90th


My paternal grandmother turns 90 today. I took an old photo of hers and painted it (so you see, the technique also works in a different shade). Turning a 4x3 inches reference into 4x3 feet painting is quite a challenge. I hope I can convince her that it's her!

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  1. she's a beauty :) i guess your rough monochrome style serves the antique look well

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  2. salamat, ian! it turned out better than i thought it would. but i had to use the brush for the face for definition. feeling makeup artist!

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  3. "had to use the brush" meaning this was palette knife all over?

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  4. yep, that's pretty much the way i work. dry palette knife, if there is such a technique. also explains why i need to work large :)

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  5. dry palette knife... interesting. i have always liked obvious thick sweeping strokes with the palette knife, but yours is unique. i'm guessing you scratch on it to show the layer underneath? i can't really tell from pics.

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  6. nope! that's why you have to come see the next exhibit :)

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