I'm mad as hell about it, hate that 100,000 Americans could die from Covid-19, and countless others have already lost their lives in the pandemic. I'm in sorrow, sheltering in place & hoping you are staying safe.
This artwork began on a vintage anatomy chart.
It was a canvas-like scroll with rods at top and bottom.
I'll show some steps and techniques below.
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Original old medical chart. |
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Because the virus is rough, I added texture in places. |
I didn't want the original warm tones of the figure (they were too pleasant),
so I made a Dioxazine purple glaze. But I didn't like that either! So I went blue.
A cool blue wash (acrylics & water) for some of the
background, too, and white too. But I also wanted visual texture.
PAINTING TIP: Open a packet of de-oxidizer, desiccant or silica gel (sometimes found
in new shoeboxes). I sprinkled those tiny pebbles into the wet paint
and got a cool effect!
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Close-up of part of the painting and collage elements. |
I painted a cut-off tree trunk to symbolize all the lives cut short.
I collaged a cut-out eye, heart, and 3 birds into the piece.
Owls and ravens are symbolic, too, of course.
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21" x 5.5' |
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Detail of ravens. |