Making "Snack Time! RAWR!"

The Making of Riches

Just for fun, this is how I went about to paint "Riches." Click on the images to make them bigger. Thanks for viewing!

 

 

Making of "Slow Motion"

With ten days left until Corporeal Clusters ends, I thought I would share a couple beginning stages of "Slow Motion."

"Slow Motion"
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 54"

If you want to see this painting in person, along with my other recent Concept paintings, head on over to 111 Minna Gallery! November 10th is the last day to catch the exhibit!

Tape

 Yes, call me a cheater, I believe in tape. And a sneak peak on something I am working on:

Thanks for viewing!

Clean Folded Corners

Art stores do not always carry the canvas size you want. More importantly, art stores sell canvases that are as loose as flags. So I started making my own nice, tight and springy canvases! Eventually, I made a tutorial on making your own canvas.

And one thing I learned is that clean corners and sides make a big difference in the presentation of your art if shown unframed. Thick profile canvases are often hung unframed but messy sides are not too appealing.


It took me a while, but I figured out a way to fold nice smooth corners. If done well (and I am still practicing) it would not look like the panel has fabric stretched over the bends of the wood bars.


Click on "Stretch a Canvas" in the top menu, or click here and scroll down for the details.

Painting with Bullets

Bullets of acrylic paint that is!

This new gadget is copyrighted by Xiau-Fong Wee, XFW March 2012


oh yeah.


Ready to paint! Currently working on 5 paintings!!!

Preparation

Preparation can take a while. Depending on what I am preparing for, it can take a full day or two. Stretching and gessoing multiple large canvasses, or researching anatomy, or taking photos can take time. If I take all the prep work into account, I would say the finish art pieces are the result of 50% research/prep and 50% painting/drawing/doing/making the actual art.

After being sick for a while, the last few days have been days of recovering and prep work! Canvasses, sketches, art supplies! Here are sketches of previous work... recognize which pieces they go with? On to the next sketch!

Lights!

One of the many things I find beautiful about cities are the lights. Suspended in the darkness, in various shapes and colors, they add excitement to the cold concrete everywhere!

I have made a new page showing the process of bring lights into your world. Click on "Illuminate Your World" in the menu above, or click here.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the other pages in the menu above and have fun creating art.

Paint Applications

So, if you follow my facebook page, you may have guessed that I have been working on a diptych. I am nearing completion, and so here is a small sneak-preview section of it:



Meanwhile, let's talk more about paint. Acrylic paint.

I have two palette boxes as my main holder for paints (one for oil and one for acrylic), but sometimes I grab whatever is in reach. When using a plastic lid for a palette, I found out something amusing...


This works for acrylic paints. It is especially cool when clear acrylic medium is used. After the paint completely dries, I can peel it off and stick it to walls, windows, and various surfaces.


Oh no! Green goop on my laptop!!!


Ha ha! Alright, information about shows on the way, and I hope everyone has a great fourth of July weekend!