Friday, October 21, 2011

New Still Life Box

Here's a new still life box assembled with a sheet of black foam core and a bit of scotch tape. I'm hiding it from Timothy, afraid if he gets his paws on this one that it won't stand up like the old one.


Below are a couple of quick shots testing things out.




Another little project going on here today is prepping a panel. While picking up the foam core I grabbed a piece of hardboard and this evening put down the first coat of Golden's GAC 100. I will apply a second coat and then come layers of acrylic dispersion polymer, aka "Gesso".

Well, we know that this acrylic stuff is not real gesso and certainly will not work at all with egg tempera. But as prep layers for acrylic and oil, it's a fine product. If you are guessing that about to dabble into oil, well...
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    These photos already look like something from a Dutch museum- can't wait to see what you do with them. Oil, eh? Another medium I am not practiced in but admire greatly. As much fun as I have with acrylics, there is a richness and depth to oil (like egg tempera) that I find just a teeny bit elusive when working with it.
    You made me laugh about Timothy and having to hide the still life box- like the proverbial moth to a flame, cats to boxes... I know all too well. Perhaps you are familiar with Maru? Here is a link to one of his many "box" videos. There is one video in particular I wanted to link you to but cannot locate at this moment- I'll send it when I come across it.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/mugumogu#p/u/49/RUL1YmG9wnQ
    enjoy!
    gretchen

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  2. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Found it!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urizHysauG0
    this one makes me giggle out loud!
    ~ gretchen

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  3. JohnOctober 22, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    I shuddered while assembling the relatively delicate foamcore when Timothy ran into the old light box and began digging about. It's like he knew a new toy was on the way. Ah well, if he gets into the new one, that's okay.

    Thanks for the Maru links. No, I hadn't heard of this famous feline--a million plus views. Quite a cat!

    I've been banging around the idea of oil for some time and it gained traction since hanging around the RationalPainting.org forums and collecting books of Old Master paintings.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Me again!
    Thought you might enjoy seeing the oil still lifes of Jonathan Koch- so beautiful:
    http://jonathankochstudio.com/jk_stilllife.html
    enjoy,
    gretchen

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  5. JohnOctober 22, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Those are so lovely. Thanks a bunch! :-)

    Here's some work I have been drooling over:
    http://www.yanamovchan.com/yanagallery.php?g2_itemId=359

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  6. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Yana's work is amazing- I almost said "simply amazing" but there is NOTHING simple about her work, from her detailed and multi-layered compositions to her painting technique. Wow!
    ~ gretchen

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