Weekly painting by Christy #6
The eyes are filled in which does wonders for my return from zombie-hood. There’s also some highlights (shading?) of the skin. Christy has been excited to work on the martini glass, especially the...
View ArticleWeekly painting by Christy #7
Well folks, it’s Sunday morning and I should be studying, which means it’s time for the latest installation of Christy’s painting! She started working on the skin, so zombie status is fully revoked:...
View ArticleWeekly painting by Christy #8
This is the second-to-last week for this series as it’s almost done! The finished product isn’t much different than these photos, and this week I’m actually posting the same painting twice. Once...
View ArticleWeekly painting by Christy #9
It’s done, and a heck of a thing it is, too. Here we are in the home stretch: and then she finished it up, added a signature, and the thing is finished. In reality this took her maybe ten sessions...
View Article“The Epicurean” time lapse
The main reason we took pictures as Christy was working on her portrait of me was so I could try and give setting up time lapse a shot. We had some difficulties since the aisle floating around a lot...
View ArticleSick
Christy has had a rough few months, and a couple of weekends ago she took a break from the portrait to do a quick “sketch” about that period. She titled it “Sick” and created it by adding pastels on...
View Article“Everything Hurts”
“Everything Hurts” is another sketch by Christy done in two sessions over a weekend. For a while, every joint in her body was causing her pain. A detail shot: Finally, a shot of Christy modeling after...
View Article“Why Do My Hands Hurt So Much?”
This piece is also titled, “Self Portrait As A Zombie.” It’s the last in this series of three sketches (“Sick” was the first and “Everything Hurts” the second) all using layers of India ink and...
View Article“Lilies”
This is another one of Christy’s special “sketches” made by putting oil pastels on top of india ink and then scratching down with a razer. This is the first one she’s done that wasn’t about people....
View ArticleHiking around the ‘hood
We’ve been going on hiking trips roughly once a weekend (as soon as my workload allowed it again), which has been just a ton of fun. We’ve recently been exploring Cuyamaca Rancho State Park which is a...
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