100_1986.JPG Originally uploaded by minxdragon. This is my ugliest painting yet. I am not kidding. I think its hideous. but its ugly in a good way. its pretty obvious what its about and its pretty obvious where it came from. (although the Marilyn Mansonesque look is completely accidental) The technique is the same I used…

WIP – Blue man Originally uploaded by minxdragon. I have progressed further with this work – correcting the anatomy and enhancing the features. I have also removed a lot of the mud in the colors. There is still probably one more session on this work but I need it to crust again, it is too…

Black Jesus Originally uploaded by minxdragon. I had to do a little more on this one before I submitted it. Now I am happier – not perfectly but within the scope of the assignment I think This is much better. I widened the color palette and brought down some of the lighter tones and heightened…

VAR12 Project 7 ex 2 – Spacen in between – 1 Originally uploaded by minxdragon. My last assignment for this folio! the topic was spaces between things. so the subject isn’t the subject only the space is the subject – get me? I chose a stack of my paintings against a wall with the light…

Figure Focus Background focus I am quite happy with my 1.5 hour studies, they are not bad. I think I captured Liam quite well and did some of my better hair and fabric studies. the assignment was to work 1 hour 29 minutes on the figure and 1 min on background and the reverse it.…

Impasto Portrait Originally uploaded by minxdragon. I have been trying to work on my assignments but I am having a hard time physically so it isn’t easy. I had to push myself through the Christmas/New Years period as I was determined to not let it get in the way and now I am paying for…

I am not nuts with this one. it is good but a little flat and static. however, when you consider the subject and the transference it probably had to be. I copied the light planes from the original but changed the features and skin-tone. the gender was more or less easy to set up but…

So, now Christmas is over it is back to the grind with homework. I am behind as I have been focussing on cooking! Just before Christmas I did a couple of pieces of Dad that I discussed in an earlier post. I may revisit them later as I think it is a cool way to…

Dadily Originally uploaded by minxdragon. Abstracted Originally uploaded by minxdragon. So, now Christmas is over it is back to the grind with homework. I am behind as I have been focussing on cooking! Just before Christmas I did a couple of pieces of Dad that I discussed in an earlier post. I may revisit them…

I have been very slack at working on my own projects lately. I have been working on assignments so assiduously that there has been little time for anything else. well, today I decided to work on my own stuff. I have had something cooking in my head for a little while now (based on the…