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Traveler
Acrylic on layered wood cut-outs, 11" x 14" framed
One of many pieces being created for Character and Narrative, an exhibition coming to Foothills Art Center
August 16 - October 20, 20019
Each piece of the cityscape and the three characters were cut out using a scroll saw. All of the wood pieces and the frame were primed with terra cotta primer. The paint is Maimeri Polycolor, a very light-fast and opaque sign-painter's paint.
I like this piece a lot. Below you'll find the process sketches...
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...which I began on my iPad. Initially this was going to be a traditional painting on canvas. Somehow these little guys with backpacks didn't hit the mark for me. So...
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...I began sketching some scary fellows, which weren't right either. But the little guys in the bottom center were promising. In the meantime...
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...I started thinking about the town--on paper. And I could finally...
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...start painting!
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