Skulls: Hunter and Hunted
I finished the skull study today and am posting a photograph. I don’t know what I’m going to do next, but I need to start something quickly, before my son comes home from college for Thanksgiving. Otherwise, the break will spread into December and then I’ll have a real hard time getting going!
I’m with you on those work-continuity concerns. Fitting everything in at this time of year gets crazy, and any sense of momentum seems to drift away. We should all be sending out creative and productive vibes to each other!
Your finished piece is great. Don’t you love working on whitish subjects? All of those subtle colorations going on in the shadows are fantastic!
Comment by LizP — Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:06 am
Okay, I am sending you good work vibes as well!
Thanks for checking in on this piece. I did really like working up the whites on this one, because I got to work from a base color instead of white paper, which is what I usually do. So there was more to do!
Comment by Debbi — Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
Really nice finished piece Debbi!…..and the shadows are so effective; the skulls look like they are sitting right on the paper.
Comment by Lynda — Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
Thanks Lynda. That’s what David says as well, about the shadows and the illusion they help create. Now what am I going to do next????
Comment by Debbi — Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
How about that airplane drawing?
Seriously, though, you captured the detail in those skulls exceptionally well . . . what are those orange and red colors in the one closest to the observer?
Comment by Alex — Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
Hi Alex, Those colors in the interior spaces of the owl skull are the colors that appear in the depths of the skull. There are these kind of glowing spaces in there, I really didn’t make that up. You’ll see it in person and see what I mean! But I did accentuate all of the colors in the skulls to make them more interesting and, say, “artsy”!!
Now, what about that airplane drawing? Were Bernini and Marco supposed to be at the controls? Remind me.
Comment by Debbi — Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
Wonderfully done Debbi. Such intricate parts to each skull. The title is so fitting. Happy Thanksgiving!
Comment by Kendra — Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 10:42 pm