Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Art break - part 1, the sketching

Want to watch how my latest painting progresses?

Well, tough bickies!

This is going to be an oil painting on board (over acrylic paint)

Normally I don't share this process, but I thought it may be interesting for you (my lovely readers) to see one of my other hobbies. 

The idea behind this work is the biblical quote:

"When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, 'Come!' And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him."

Why this topic interests me is I have a pet cat called Hades (named after the god, a cat who I love more than anything) and I thought it would be humorous if it was him and not the grave that followed Death.

As I paint this in, I will explain symbols and choices I made. 
Also, this will be a long process, oil paints take days to dry so at the very minimum it will be weeks before sessions. (Even then I have other things to do).

But lets go on this journey together!

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