category: works in progress

Chiseling a painting to life

Sometimes, scraping away many layers of paint that ain’t workin’ is best accomplished with a sledgehammer and chisel, at least when the painting is on plywood.

Now it’s ready for a new beginning.

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Piltdown in progress

Here’s a snap of a new painting in progress, Piltdown Manifesto. I like how the blue tape works here both to frame and conceal — I’m going to have to work that into a future painting, since it’s about to come off this one.

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UPDATE 8.31.07: I just posted this finished painting: Piltdown Manifesto.

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