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Kerry's Gallery
Kerry:
Cross-section detail from "Mother M. Fabian Losciavo, SPI"
featuring the thurible, rosary, hand, fabric and fairy dust
(it may be necessary to scroll over --> to see the entire image)
injest:
a small detail but the BEADS are rendered so beautifully...this painting is full of interesting little details. How long did it take you to paint it, Kerry?
David In Indy:
Kerry, your paintings are absolutely amazing! I had problems getting them to load up earlier. I only saw those little annoying red X's. I'm glad I tried it loading them again tonight. I had no idea you were so talented. I've seen your cartoons and I always thought they were very good, but these paintings are gorgeous! I love your use of colors. They are so textured, rich and interesting.
Thanks for posting them and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them hopefully! :D
We have so much talent here at Bettermost. Talent of all different kinds and I'm always happy when I discover yet another talented member here. :)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: injest on March 22, 2009, 10:45:56 pm ---a small detail but the BEADS are rendered so beautifully...this painting is full of interesting little details. How long did it take you to paint it, Kerry?
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It probably took several months in all, Jess. A painting of such a large size is quite a commitment. Firstly, the canvas had to be sized, cut from the roll, and stretched over the wooden stretchers. After that, the canvas is primed (I like to apply at least 3 coats of primer), which gives it that tight, drum-like quality. After that comes the undercoat, base colour. It took me some time to locate Fabian. I had to make an appointment to see him and put my proposal to him. He was keen to have his portrait painted. He sat for me several times. I drew lots of preliminary drawings, not just of his face but also the habit, hands, thurible, etc. Lots of photos were also taken. After that, I pretty much work from the preliminary drawings and photographs to reach the end result. Fabian only had to sit a couple of times during the paint application stage. His presence was only needed when I was painting the actual face itself. He didn't need to be there while I was painting the background and habit, etc.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: DavidinIndy on March 22, 2009, 10:56:32 pm ---Kerry, your paintings are absolutely amazing! I had problems getting them to load up earlier. I only saw those little annoying red X's. I'm glad I tried it loading them again tonight. I had no idea you were so talented. I've seen your cartoons and I always thought they were very good, but these paintings are gorgeous! I love your use of colors. They are so textured, rich and interesting.
Thanks for posting them and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them hopefully! :D
We have so much talent here at Bettermost. Talent of all different kinds and I'm always happy when I discover yet another talented member here. :)
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Thank you for your kind comments, David. Keep visiting. More paintings to be hung in the gallery shortly! :D
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