"Equal Legs"

Acrylic on Canvas

20" x 20"

On 1/18/2021 at 9:09 AM, Liitha said:

is it my eyes or the photo or is there differences to the white on botom and on top of it? (yeah my eyes feels crosseyed so unsure if i am catching the nuances of this in the screen light right).

Yes, the top middle rectangle is a pale white. The bottom-middle rectangle has some green undertones. All the rest are a very soft gray. 

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you use tape for those clean lines or you got another trick? 

Yes, painter's tape for the bulk of it, and I use a round #0 brush plus a severe case of astigmatism to clean up the edges. On a linen canvas, even with tape, there's still bleed-under that results in a raggedy-edge. So I sharpen the lines while my nose is brushing the canvas.

Going way back to the first list...

Ming the Merciless was (repeatedly) defeated by Flash Gordon.

And Phaedra, the author who defeated Annie Wilkes in Stephen King's Misery was named Paul Sheldon. 

(Phaedra should get the point for that last one, as she prompted my memory.)

I think that one's Leo.

"Bayside View"

Acrylic on Canvas

18" x 24"

1 hour ago, Cross said:

the warders are priceless

Best dancers around, we are. 

23 hours ago, Ryrin said:

I do!

 

Stephen died of heart attack. His soul was received in heaven. He was astonished to find himself as young as he had been in his young adult age. He looked around and there were thousands of young and naked people. His eyes searched to find someone familiar and suddenly he noticed Adam and Eve. 

How did Stephen recognize them?

No belly buttons.

I use Gimp because of the free factor. But I struggle with it. Probably just my laziness. I use it for two things:

1. Take the photos that I make of my paintings, and 'square the corners'--trying to straighten the image into a perfect square or rectangle.

2. Remove backgrounds. 

It feels like those ought to be easy with a couple of clicks, but somehow I end up making fifty layers, and it still doesn't look right. 

I'd love another trick, if you've got any left up your sleeve, Ryrin.

Thank you, ma'am. May I please have another?

5 hours ago, Cross said:

 

 

sounds about right

You mean left.

On 10/26/2020 at 10:13 PM, Ryrin said:

 

 

Love this one.

He's a lighthouse keeper. He turned out the lights and failed to keep a storm-tossed ship from crashing on the rocks, killing seven.

How can I spin again with pigeon poop on my retina??

Nevertheless, I'll grope around and spin again.

However, one woman

Count me in.

I'm feeling brave. I'll take a trick.

1 hour ago, Cross said:

ooo i like that one!

Thanks, Cross. Coming from you, that means a lot to me.

I finished another piece today.

"Wanderers"

Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 36"

When I was a boy, I was looking at an artist's illustration of our solar system. The small rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) were arranged in a neat row from left to right. The larger gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn) were front and center. The smaller gas planets (Uranus and Neptune) and tiny Pluto (which was still classified as a planet back then) finished the line-up on the right.  Something akin to this:

(Obviously not to scale.)

Since the planets all had the same basic spherical shape, I vividly remember my mind shifting in perspective, like those dual-image illusions (Is this a picture of an old crone or a young beauty? It's both depending on how you look at it.) 

The image was intended by the illustrator to show our neighboring planets as different sizes when viewed from the same distance. But since the planets all have the same basic shape, I was able to see the planets as having the same size when viewed from a different distance. 

Thus, the small inner planets were actually far away in the background. Giants Jupiter and Saturn were up close. And wee planet Pluto was receding into the background as well.

So with that shift in perspective in mind, I created this piece. It was the ancient Greeks who studied these bright objects in the night sky, who moved on their own unique courses compared to the other stars. Thus they named them planetai or "Wanderers." With the bright yellow sun on the left, the darkness of space on the left, ask yourself, Are the objects different sizes against a flat background? Or are they all the same size, seeming to elevate off the canvas? 

Or is it both?

More of my work is available here. 

I've been an ISTJ for thirty years since I first took the test back in college.

I wouldn't want it any other way.

Wow, good stuff! I'm overwhelmed.

I use GIMP to clean up the photos I take of my paintings, but I'm not thrilled with the results. I use it to straighten the image (square the corners) but I haven't figured out how to eliminate the background. 

I may be new enough to the art gig (less than two years) that I haven't had any problems finding inspiration. Often I'll get an idea while still finishing up my latest painting, and I have to resist dropping the work-in-progress to get started on the new idea. 

It also helps that I only paint part-time. Even if I only put in five minutes for a day, I go to bed with a clear conscience. 

My apologies @Liitha. I just *now* noticed the other sub-boards here (Events, Sketchbooks, etc.)

If you think this general "Show off your latest work" thread should be moved to one of the other sub-boards, feel free to do so. 

Nice work. Thanks for posting this.

Thanks, Lava.

As it turns out, I've got two more pieces in progress. But unfortunately, I don't like to share the process. 

I'll post the final results when they're finished.

Feel free to use this thread to show off your work. We want to see it.

I finished this one this week:

"F-Sequence"

Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 36"