I'm posting this painting even though I'm not sure it's quite done yet. It's called 'Demon On Velvet' because it literally is done on blue velvet, stretched over 1/4" plywood. I stapled it onto a piece of 24"x24" ply and then just started painting this image that I had in mind from a long time ago.
I am considering adding a Francis Bacon style space frame around the head, almost as if to suggest it was inside a glass box. At this point I am still debating that idea. Because it's velvet, as soon as you make a stroke on the surface, it's there for good. There's no blending over really or gessoing it and starting from scratch. I really like it so far, so I don't want to bollocks it up.
The whole thing is sort of an homage to Bacon...I really didn't plan it that way though. The more I sat back and looked at it it revealed itself like that. I also did some work on another series of paintings I just started yesterday. They are smaller, and there's three canvases that are meant to be hung together. I've never tried that setup so it should be interesting to see how they all turn out. It's just an adjustment making sure you've got enough color mixed to cover all three surfaces so you don't run out and have to re-mix just the right tint to finish.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Demon On Velvet
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2 comments:
Joe,
I really like this, though it scares me a bit. Keep up the good work!
Thanks John, I appreciate the comment. I've been getting back to my darker roots these days and this is the kind of painting that used to just come out all the time, without me even really trying.
I don't know whether that's a good thing or not. :)
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