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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Vietnam Jungle Reflections – Now and Next
From one tiny jungle foto to another … old growth jungle to trailing jungle foliage in a river flush with rain? I think outward from where I am and try to bring closure and perspective to the current piece and … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – Details
This is what I’ve been able to do with a tiny brush over the past few days, a little at time, which would not show in the larger photograph as a whole — details with the tiny round brush, in … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – VIII
We were able to get Sap Green today and I painted in darker green vines as a result. Also worked on completion and neatening of Burnt Umber branches and tree trunks, including vines, then on whitening areas of sky. I … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – Palette
From dollops of paint straight from the tub we have some mixes here and there on the palette, and some to be — … Painting not so much the past few days, but writing up a storme … 1440 odd … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – VI
Here I’ve gone in with my nearly tiniest Sable brush, and created lots of details, gone over spaces in the canvas where previous strokes had left the canvas blank still, added more to the vines on the huge tree to … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – V
Here I’ve begun adding in a darker green with foliage, and Chromium Green for leaves and vines as well throughout. I have also added branching between branches … It is really a jazzy painting. I wish you could see it … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – IV
Here I have worked almost entirely for a bit today on the left side of the canvas. I had to let go of a jellyfish-like design that I particularly liked. Sigh. It just was too delicate for the piece and … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – III
Here is two sessions’ worth of painting, whereas I have painted out thusly the Naples Yellow in the little windows of trees. I mixed up a Titanium White and wee bit of Naples Yellow and went at erasing those bits, … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – II
Here I have been therapeutically and impressionistically (and somewhat wildly, I must say) adding color to the canvas. None of this is permanent, but I’ve made some good progress, just the same, meaning I’ll keep some of it in the … Continue reading
Vietnam Jungle III – I
So hard to take this one on … I have decided to go therapeutic instead of fine detail … and it is that … you should have seen it yesterday, but ahh I spared you that, it was quite RAW … Continue reading
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