Renovations
A couple of very old pictures I painted in 1990, and taped to the kitchen wall. Never had the heart to take them down. But they're renovating the kitchen, so I had to take them down. So, why not scan 'em.
The one above is an interesting experiment in paper and paint aging. I used the 'auto-adjust' switch in Photoshop, still it looks pretty old. The kitchen more or less looks exactly the same right now.
The one below is of my dear departed cat Magellan, looking at a balcony that doesn't exist anymore, either.
I remember, the bird was a spot of brown paint that wouldn't come off. I tried to erase it, and simply rubbed through the paper. So I drew wings and a beak on the spot, and it happened to become a bird Magellan the cat was watching.
posted by Jack Ruttan at 8:21 AM
2 Comments:
Wow...That last drawing/painting is a standout because it's much tighter than what you've been postin. Every brick is there!
The drawing's also 17 years old!
Still, I draw loose, and tight, at times. I find that the tight stuff informs the loose. If I've drawn every brick, it tells me what bricks I can leave out. Still, dark bricks with light mortar tend to all want to be drawn.
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