Art Blog » April 2005

kent patina

brett did a test “painting” of the kent plaster cast, making it look like aged bronze. neat!

 

 

Jess is finished

This sculpture is finished. She’s got 10 fingers and toes, facial features, the works. This was a wonderful pose to work on. I’m glad the model was willing to hold it because I know the position was a bit cramping for the left arm.

This piece would look wonderful full-sized, in bronze, living outside for people to fondle and site on. Ahh … someday.
 
 
 

Jess - Day 5

Last night I worked on a lot of detail for this sculpture. I gave her a right foot, and most of her toes, though the left foot needs to have its toes articulated a bit more. I decided to have her right foot bent as if pushing against a wall, and her left arched behind her other leg. I also gave her a left hand with fingers and hair. I started working on her face, and she’s got the beginnings of a nose and eyeball sockets, but no mouth yet, just a line where it’ll be. Next week is the last week!

Kent’s First Pull

This morning Brett and I took Kent’s many molds off, giving the original the change to breathe for the first time in nearly 3 months. The mothermold came off without too much trouble, though it did break in two places. In the process of removing the front of the rubber mold, we nearly tore Kent’s arm off, and completely removed most of his toes and all of the hair on top of his head. Here he is is torn apart. Then we put the mold back together and poured thick plaster inside. A few hours later, we had an initial casting! It’s got some bubble and filler problems, but it’s solid!

Jess - Day 3

Last night was the fourth class, but only my 3rd time working on this wonderful sculpture. I’m so happy with this pose and this model, I just can’t get over it! I worked on her breasts and backside, making them more fleshy so you can feel the weight, worked on her legs a little bit, and on her arms … all over I guess! I’m enjoying that my sculpture doesn’t need to lean on a stick. Here are pictures of her back, side, and front.

Watercolor - spring class 10

Last night turned out to be the last class. Surprise! SVA, an institution that has never impressed me, sneakily decided to cut the number of classes to 10 from 12, without either reducing the price or providing an explanation. And that’s added onto the fact that they cut every class by 10 minutes. Grrr. Anyway, we did 5-minute poses and then one long pose. She is very skinny, and you can see her ribs. I found her difficult to paint, but the final result is interesting.