I am working on a painting for the back cover of my Moleskine. I figured it would be nice to finish it before I sent it off, but it is slow. I am making my own acrylic paints with pigments from France my daughter brought me from her visit there.
First coat of paint:
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Self-portrait with Keith handmade acrylics after one coat of paint (not yet finished.) Click this and all images to view larger |
Second coat of paint:
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Self-portrait with Keith handmade acrylics after two coats of paint (not yet finished.) |
Working at the dining room table:
We had more than a foot of snow and it was 11 below zero--I couldn't get to my "studio." It's a little crowded and cluttered. (Okay, it;s a LOT crowded and cluttered.) The little vials are the dry pigments from France.
The photograph I am copying was taken December 28, 2013 by Harry Teichert at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. I hope to finish it soon and mail it off.