July 19, 2010

  • ahhhh... the weekend is GONE and I have accomplished so little and yet so much. I have spent lots and lots of time in the studio this weekend. All of Friday night (I know what you are thinking... LOOOOOOSEEEEER.... but it HAD to be done) and most of Saturday (minus a 4.5 mile run and a sunburn) and quite a bit of Sunday retouching retouching retouching... and of course it is mostly sky that has to be retouched!!! (Sky is the hardest thing to get just right :( for me at least). the painting will go back Monday morning and as soon as i drop it off I will head to a new clients house to pick up a new painting... nothing like getting one out and getting another to take its place :) I had a pretty good retouching day yesterday but today I have been wanted to throw the painting through the window... and I honestly wish I could have my studio mate back... just for a few minutes... I wouldn't even make him talk to me if he didn't want to!!! .... all he'd have to do is come to the studio and do his magic and make those final touches that he always did that made the in-painting just disappear... if only. I need some help just to make it that little bit more perfect.... sigh. But I am never fully satisfied with my own work... I will have to really work on that since the only one I have left to rely on is me.

    here are some pre-cleaning/varnish removal/all other treatment shots so you can see how the painting came in....

    it is oil on paper... a study for a mural. The artist was apparently one of the mural painters for the Salt Lake Temple! This painting has a date on the back that says 1847.

    you can tell it is a study 1) it is oil on PAPER 2) there are pin marks in it all over the place where the artist probably tacked it up to use as a reference 3) it was very poorly treated by the artist... paint splatters, pencil marks, etc... It was a mess... there are lots of tears and creases in the paper support. But is really is a lovely little painting :) I will post the post-treatment pics later. it is going to be on exhibition in Southern California next month :) kinda cool.

    I have to be up early so I can deliver the painting and pick up the new one before I have to be at my "paying job" (lol). Not that this one doesn't pay... just not enough.... YET.

    Hope everyone had a nice weekend :) x