Work in Progress

Always near,  during the painting of this artwork, I keep the pencil sketch, the painting study (behind the line drawing) and copy of the inspirational painting, The Return of Spring.

I did a great deal of research on the costumes of the storm trooper and Darth Vader.

In Progress...

Progress Shot Part 2 - Refine the Drawing and Begin Adding the Detail

The painting is going through several subtle changes as I continue to study the flowers and it's leaves. One can see the unique evolution, specifically the wing-like thingees, the bleeding heart flowers (the pink flowers) goes though as they blossom.

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A lot of calculation were made to create a properly scaled digital tablet. I am surprised how close to square it is.

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To my good fortune, I have a few bleeding heart flowers growing in my yard. I plucked and studied a stem of leaves and discovered how poorly I interpreted my photo reference. I don't have access to any poppy flowers, but I can tell you that I discovered big differences in leaf type between the different poppy species. 

Ephemera Exhibit - Progress Shot

A sneak peek at one of my submissions to be completed for the Group show in conjunction to the current Library Company of Philadelphia exhibition.

  More information here: Library Company Blog

Plus, a painting inspired by this Printing promo has just been started. More to come! 

Two Easels and a Hand Full of Brushes!