Museum
Corning Museum
02/10/09 19:53
Corning Museum
Studing under Cappy Thompson for a joyful week of intensive focus on Grisaille Painting. This is the type of painting you see on ancient stained glass. Its a Grey and black line that is painted with lead paints and then fired into the glass. Its a dangerous medium require careful handling of materials. The results are a timeless.
Here you see Vigilance painted inside of a long column vase.
Here you see Pot Belly Stove Painted backwards into “Tin” Glass. Their is only one side you can paint upon so you have to use a UV light to see which side the glass was made upon and then use the “clean” non-tin side to paint. If you want a real treat go visit Cappy’s Site at www.cappythompson.com you will see that see was commissioned to do the Seattle Airport Glass wall. Its a huge installation and done in the same style as these examples.
Studing under Cappy Thompson for a joyful week of intensive focus on Grisaille Painting. This is the type of painting you see on ancient stained glass. Its a Grey and black line that is painted with lead paints and then fired into the glass. Its a dangerous medium require careful handling of materials. The results are a timeless.
Here you see Vigilance painted inside of a long column vase.
Here you see Pot Belly Stove Painted backwards into “Tin” Glass. Their is only one side you can paint upon so you have to use a UV light to see which side the glass was made upon and then use the “clean” non-tin side to paint. If you want a real treat go visit Cappy’s Site at www.cappythompson.com you will see that see was commissioned to do the Seattle Airport Glass wall. Its a huge installation and done in the same style as these examples.
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The Invention of Locks and Chains
05/09/08 02:18
The Invention of Locks and Chains
Shoosty 2008
Originally drawing at the Oriental museum in Chicago the two central characters come from an ancient column and are reproduced with no intention of making changes except in the colors.
Later I went home and invented a story and embellished it with a bent guitar head and more.
the story goes like this...
the invention of locks and chains
To enslave and Emancipate
Great music comes from severe excruciating agony built on the backs of slaves.
it still goes on (today)
Singing the blues
Bull Headed
05/02/08 02:09
Bull Headed - Shoosty 2007
From the Oriental Museum in Chicago the giant bull sculpture that is over 20 feet tall and thousands of pounds is reduced to a painting.
Watercolor and Ink 14” x 19”
Bullheaded 2008
This was sketched at the Oriental Museum in Chicago. The original statue is huge. It must be 20-40 feet tall. and extremely heavy.
Once the image was drawing I invented a story and completed the painting.
Bullheaded
Love / Hate
Rage / Peace
All the kings men
mythical
style / power
yes / no
fearless
Jamming / Wamming
Assertive
Groovy
notice the flowers at the bottom. Later they become buttons in the paintings that follow.
An Adventure of a Knight and Gryphon
07/09/07 16:46
shoosty 2007
14 “ x 19” Watercolor and Ink
sketched at the American Natural History Museum at the Dragon exhibit the dragon slayer and the Griffon were full sized.
Later I invented a story to go with the sketch.
Stories, rich in fantasy?
What part is true
Stories doors to romance adventure and good stew.
Over the camp fire a heritage rich in experience to share with all of you.
Final copies were sent to the Natural History Museum business office as gifts. I received a letter basically saying that they have their own artists. It was pretty cold.
Heartbeats Flutter
07/09/07 16:44
Original is Watercolor and ink 14” x 19” September 2007
The original is then processed through photoshop where the ghosting and lettering is added at the bottom and printed on a Roland FJ400 wide format printer.
The inspiration for this is a day at MoMA the MOdern Museum of Art in New York. At the museum hangs and painting by Matisse called “The dancers”
I drew a quick sketch of the painting and went home to invent the background as well as a story.
This painting is featured on the Sid Rosenberg show home page Oct. 2008
