Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Alas
During our yearly drawing session at the river, my excellent friend Molly told me about how Maxfield Parrish used to get those glowing effects in his paintings by layering transparent glazes between layers, so I thought I'd try it with this new image. It's not working so great, because the paint isn't absorbing into the surface well enough and is pooling up. I may have to sand that area down to make this canvas work.
Life Skills
I know it seems like I've been lazy, but I have actually been up to a few things besides recharging. The first picture is my first attempt at mortising for a hinge. Not so good.
The second one was much better. I did five in all, after combining a few YouTube videos into
a process I could manage with the tools that I had:
Once again, I feel like my carpentry skills are lacking, and I should do something about it. I think I am going to look for a teacher.
Sunday, August 14, 2022
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