studies as finished works

 ZEBRA STUDY

playing around with a series of drawings . . . experimenting with papers and glazes . . . what could be small sketchbook works . . . making them larger and trying to give them those finishing touches . . .

i love charcoal and the lift-off technique . . . so i am basically starting there.  i have had a pinch nerve or something that has caused me pain in my shoulder and painting arm.  it effects me more with focus, control, and creative thought.  so it will be interesting to see where this takes me.  my mr. danger piece is part of this process . . . i'll post pics next time.  have to head to his birthday party shortly . . . so first want to focus on zebra study . . . by their looks i would wonder who is studying who . . . so first the lift off technique.

GLAZES . . or staining as i sometimes call it

i started with an umber . . .  i took it to this stage because the paper lifted off with the charcoal so it needed some kind of finish to give it a little quality.  i worked fast trying to accept my faults in the drawing.  after the umber i added an indian yellow/orange mixture to warm up the work.   then i finger painted on white mixtures over the white stripes . . . it picked up the texture.  after a while i added my faithful blue . . . few accents.
a close up at the way the paper pulled up . . . i mixed in a little bit of ceramic stucco for  variety.  i actually had a lot of fun finger painting the white on !!