Yesterday I roughly blocked in the new painting. I chose a very limited palette to keep the whole thing coherent: Pthalo Blue (Green Shade), Transparent Red Oxide, Transparent Yellow Oxide, Nickel Azo, Light Ultramarine, Mars Black and Titanium White. Red Oxide for the undercoat. Today I worked up the wolf’s head. Not quite finished that yet, but here are images of what’s been done so far. I’ve used areas of sgraffito to suggest its bristly coat.
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I’ll have to keep my head down to complete this tomorrow, but I think it’s going to be possible. Everything seems to be progressing well so far.
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i *love* the way you pattern fur….very ancient-seeming, somehow. the wolf seems very primal, with those eyes and those patterns–more of the meaning “wolf” than a simple image.
amazing work, and under such pressure!
Thank you Zoe. I delivered the painting today, so I didn’t get to live with it for very long! (About nine hours, most of which I spent sleeping!)