This week has been a snow filled week for much of the country and I am tired of all this snow. I am going to take it easy today, as I try to take it easy everyday, and recharge my batteries. The football season is over and baseball isn't quite here, and I don't feel like writing about the political-economy today. I am going to post a painting today and leave it at that.
Stay tuned.
Mother & Child: An American Icon, oil on board, 72"x48", wood frame w/gold metal leaf, first exhibited May, 1992, Covington, KY.
I wish I could get a closer view, there is so much in it.
ReplyDeleteThat has a really nice texture and subdued color.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry if you can't make out the detail. If you click on the image, you will get a larger image to view, and then if you have a magnifying glass (smile) and hold it in front of the picture, you will be able to see more detail. The painting is really a very simple piece. I used Cad Red Med., Ultramarine Blue and white and metallic Gold oil paint. The frame I made out of plywood and pine for the moulding, then I think I covered it with gesso, red primer and then the gold metal leaf. The things weighs too much, and I wish I had made it about two-thirds its size. At four feet, I think it would have been more manageable.
ReplyDeleteAs for texture, I thank you for the comment, but the subdued color was to make it look like it was made during the Middle Ages. : )