Thursday, November 24, 2011

#5



#5
oil on board
16x20
50 hours
This painting needs to be varnished and then rephotographed. I imagine the shadows will deepen and it will look a bit better. But until then here she is...

after day two, 10 - 12 hours work

after day one, about 6 hours work

one hour grisialle block-in


10 minute block-in


view of set up in my studio



I consider this one a failed painting. The original #5. I spent one days work on it, woke up the next morning an wiped it out. I just wasn't feeling it. Then I proceeded to start the painting that ended up being #5. The yellow doll character was too 'sunny' for me. I felt I wanted to do something a bit 'darker' and realized that I was more drawn to the old raggedy Anne doll. I guess we just have to follow our instincts.

20 minute block-in


5 minute block-in
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5 comments:

  1. JT HardingNovember 26, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Great Job Kerry! I really like the setup and how the other animal are looking at the rag doll. How was this lit?
    JT

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  2. Kerry DunnNovember 27, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Thanks JT! I had a warm halogen light from below as the main light source. However there is a little bit of natural light bouncing in above which gives some of the shadows that bluish color. Makes the arrangement even more colorful and is a bit more challenging to paint with the two light sources. I think this is one of my more successful still life paintings and I think it has something to do with the subject matter. I find this subject matter imaginative and a connection to when I was young. Keep up the good painting yourself!

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  3. UnknownNovember 27, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Nice painting Kerry! I love it! It has a lot of feeling. I would love to see more like this. Its interesting the way you used the shelves in your studio. I have plenty of toys in my attic if you need more.

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  4. Pattie WallDecember 10, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    There is so much to like about this painting, the subject, the colors, the lighting, the mood, the magic! I really like it!! Thanks for sharing your ups and downs with painting it. I can appreciate your frustration and success!

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  5. MattDecember 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    this one wowed me like the first time i saw toy story. loving the lighting where cyan to violet shadows reall work well.
    -Matt Paley

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