Durham Red - Painting: The Groundwork, pt. 1

Since metallics are a significant component of the groundwork, the next step will be the under- coating of the figure's setting. 

This was in effect a chromatic grisaille: nothing too detailed, dramatic, or labour-intensive; simply a blocking-in of hues and values, using acrylics and lacquers, to make sure that everything is in sync with the figure. And what is now before me is most encouraging--and gratifying!

It is now time to let the figure "rest", before the next big/final? push. . .

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003