It’s officially completed. “The Building Stage” is the culmination of a year of research and development. It’s the largest and the most detailed painting I’ve ever produced, measuring 4-foot by 2-foot . The idea to produce the piece came from my seeing a print ad for one of the Big Three car companies, in which several buildings from the downtown […]
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Here, I’ve begun to paint in the horns, the drums and bass, though I’m not sure that the bass color here is the final color of choice. Stay tuned on that one. I’ve also done a bit more tweaking on the windows though they are being experimented on as well. More to do, but we’re getting there.
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Here’s a look at where things stand with “The Building Stage” as of 1/16/16. Players are being filled in and it’s starting to take shape. The building windows have been filled in, though there is more to do there. Once instruments are added, things will really take off. Back soon!
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I’m well overdue on this update for the Detroit piece. I was called away on another important art project for the better part of a month and a half. I’m now back at work on this piece and plan to have it completed very soon. At this point, I am adding filling in windows for the buildings. One Detroit Center […]
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This is the underwire sketch for one the most detailed and researched pieces I think I’ve ever done. “The Building Stage” is inspired by the great architecture of downtown Detroit. Looking forward to getting the paint mixed. More soon.
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So I last wrote about the Detroit project in March of this year. This piece will be a work featuring the jazzmen on a rooftop playing against the Motor City’s storied skyline. The reason for the delayed update is that I had to put the project aside because I wasn’t fully happy with any of the concepts I had for […]
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A sketch for the new piece.
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A look at “The Brass” a new “30 x “24 acrylic painting on canvas. More to come!
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I forgot to get a shot of adding the alternating blue layer to the canvas, besides, it was a tedious and not very exciting process. There’s a lot of “tightening up” of things that goes on in the end that really becomes the bulk of the work as things move towards the finish. So here we have the finish, with […]
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Adding the lines that will delineate the two shades of blue that will comprise the background. The darker tone will alternate with the brighter blue base seen in the earlier image.
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