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| Wood Sculptures - My wood sculptures are a process of deconstruction and reconstruction. Above are photos of my sculpture "Twisted Wood #8". First I take boards of wood from the lumber yard, and cut them down into small blocks. The blocks are marked on the sides with the angles of the cut used to make the block. I then reassemble the blocks temporarily with tape. This is the point that I find the final shape for the sculpture, up to this point I only have a vague idea of what I want to make. Once the final shape is found, the blocks are glued together, followed by lots of sanding to make the curves smooth. Finally, the sculpture is giving several coats of Danish Oil to bring out the grain of the wood, and to protect it.
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| Paintings - To illustrate the process of making my paintings, there are photos above showing stages of my ocean painting. My paintings start out with a simple line drawing that I do directly on the canvas with charcoal. There's no plan before I start, I just allow the image to happen on the canvas. The second step is a quick wash of color filling in the shapes I made with the charcoal. (Left image above) This gives me a quick understanding of the colors I plan to use and allows me to balance the color before I get into more detail. The third step is identifying the highlights and shadows, by roughing them in. (Middle image above) Finally, the last step is a maticulious layer of fine detail. This final layer the paint is worked and smooth out to the point that brush strokes are no longer visiable. (Right image above) |
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