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Diary of artist Linda Paul
new posting February 8, 2010
I have started working on a piece of art. I love
process and how it unfolds. I will be taking
several things I discovered when working with my
glass and copper pieces and apply it to creating a
metal wall art piece. This artwork will
combine my bas-relief sculpting technique with
copper metal work , patina effects and egg tempera
paint.
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In this first stage I have
sculpted the fleurs di lys in copper relief.
My next step will be to start a patina process
with heat to darken the copper to a rich
burnished color |
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This shows the start of my
patina process. Here is am using a heat process
to get rich deep copper colors. Its a very
serendipitous way of working, you don't have as
much control as you do with paint. You are
leaving much of it up to nature and surprise.
its a lot of fun! |
When the artwork is finished, it will be posted here
here is how my last egg tempera painting was created
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The painting is
finished and will be posted soon!
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November 23, 2009
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November 5, 2009 The
Painting is coming along very nicely. It
has the feeling of movement which I wanted to
capture. All of the plain red leaves in
the picture (left) have a red egg tempera
base and are awaiting to receive their 24 k gold
or copper layer |
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October 23, 2009 Egg
Tempera Painting Part Begins I decided to
paint the sky in layers of pale ocher and soft
apricot so the color of the leaves would really
pop. I have blocked in the bit of
landscape at the bottom but won't be revisiting
that until I figure out where I am going with
the colors of my leaves
Each of the maple leaves will be either 24
karat gold or copper leaf which I will patina
before applying. I put an underlying layer of
red under the gold and copper. The two leaves on
the far right are the 24 k gold over the red
base. The three leaves on the left have started
to get their top layers of egg tempera paint. |
I have a very unique technique when
it comes to egg tempera painting. I learned egg
tempera on my own and never studied the few books
that are out there on it. When you don't know the
rules, you are free to break them!. Traditional egg
tempera is strict in its methodology and very time
consuming (not that I am a fast painter by any
stretch). To my knowledge I am the only artist
in the world to ever combine egg tempera painting
with bas-relief sculpture. Read more
About Egg Tempera
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October 16, 2009 The
Bas-relief sculpture This week I created
the bas-relief sculpture part of the artwork on
the board. I individually drew and
sculpted each leaf. The relief of each
is only about 1/8", but it adds such incredible
texture and life to the artwork.
I am starting to think about color. I may do
an underlying layer of 24 karat gold and copper
on some of the leaves. I may have to do a little
study painting to figure out where I am going
with this
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October 11, 2009 Working on
the board For my egg tempera paintings,
virtually nothing comes from the art supply
store except my paint brushes. Egg tempera
paintings require a rigid base to work on.
Historically this has always been board of some
sort. For this painting I have cut a maple board
to a 30" x 40" size, then I have built and glued
a crib of wood supports on the back of the
board. This will support the sculpting that I
plan to do for the leaves of the artwork
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October 6, 2009 The Sketch
Begins So I have done an sketch based on
my initial inspirations. I like the feeling of
the sketch a lot, but I think I want to extend
the height to add more leaves. So the
painting will be mostly falling, colorful maple
leafs and just a bit of a country landscape and
possibly a red barn and pumpkin patch at the
very bottom. Back to the drawing board!
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Linda's pumpkins and maple tree
maple tree starting to turn color |
October 1, 2009 -
Inspiration Its
an inspirational, breezy fall day here in
Colorado. Signs of autumn are everywhere;
pumpkins in the fields, turning leaves and
an edge of winter chill in the air. Time
for a new painting! I love the autumn for
its whimsical quality and last bloom of real
warmth. It reminds us to enjoy life and give
thanks to the earth for what she has provided us
before mother nature blasts us with winter and
reminds us who is boss. In my painting, I
want to capture both autumn colors and the
feeling of autumn, so to me, that also means
capturing movement and change.
In autumn the fall leaves in the mountains
are gorgeous. I am inspired by the two autumn
blaze maple trees at my studio that put on a
spectacular display of color every year, and
also by the pumpkins that we grow in our garden.
We like to grow the "cinderella" ones for purely
for their shape and amusement.
So its time to take all these inspirations and
create a sketch
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Watch this page to see this painting develop from a
simple sketch to a finished work of art
see all
original paintings by artist Linda Paul
Want to tell me what you think of the new
painting?
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