Three, 8 x 8″ acrylic and ink on canvas
The cold rock and morning sun were a combination hard to resist. Tiny bumps and crevices lent themselves as footholds as the bird worked to conquer the steep landscape above. The occasional misstep left her swinging and thankful for the cord of rope connecting her to the summit. And as the minutes passed and the distance to the top diminished she reveled in the view below.
Progress continues to be made on this 5′ tall piece. I work from the back so the texture won’t be seen until I flip the work over. That is when I will also add color.
Initially, I wasn’t completely pleased with the tightness of the piece, but the more I work on it, the happier I am with the direction it is headed.
In my previous post I mentioned that I hoped to turn my smaller pierced paper work into something a bit larger. I am happy to say I have begun on this 5′ tall endeavor!
All of the images are taken from the backside (working side). Typically I flip the piece I am working on over many times to see how it is coming along. With something this size though, that won’t really happen until I feel like I am close to done with the piercing.
Color will also be added eventually.
Step one
~1.5″ x 9″ Watercolor on pierced paper
Prior to color
I am inching ever-closer to finishing! There is quite a bit left to do, but I hope that by next week I’ll be able to present this fun painting to William, Will Jr. and Alexis!
12 x 36″ acrylic on canvas
12 x 36″ acrylic on canvas
The family was pleased with the background color choice, so I have started to paint out the snowboarding bear. I’m feeling like the coat color and orange colors are not so simpatico, so I might do some tweaking. Little by little though, it’s coming along.
First step of the boarder/skater paintings
I’ve started in on my second Habitat painting. This one’s for the kids. The challenge: Combine snowboarding, skating, and a bear in a painting that a 17 year old boy and a 12 year old girl will enjoy. The even bigger challenge: How to do this without it feeling contrived.
I’ve sketched out my idea and am pretty pleased with the decision to incorporate the ice skater on the base of the board. I plan to keep the background pretty bright, simple and clean.
Let’s hope they like the initial sketch!
After showing the circles painting to Laura, we decided a bit more turquoise was needed. I’ve added turquoise circles and added the color to other areas of the painting, but a smidge more work is still needed.
14 x 30″ Acrylic on canvas
18 x 30″ Acrylic on Canvas work in progress
12 x 30″ Acrylic on canvas
14 x 30″ Acrylic on canvas
Back in November I created an Indiegogo campaign to get art into Habitat for Humanity houses. This is the beginning of the first piece I’ll have started in on. Laura, one of the homeowners, requested one of my circle paintings with lots of blues and grays. I’ll touch base with her to be sure I’m on the right track before moving forward, but this should be a fun one when complete.
Acrylic and ink on canvas
Unlike other adventures the bird had recently embarked on, the work lay less in the activity itself, and more in the getting to it. She would admit that sledding mostly scared her. It was a bit of a game of chance – marked by a vague ability to control direction, speed or, for that matter, stopping. And yet the bird repeated the climb again and again, feeling the reward of the rush, was well worth the effort.
Micah Richardson 