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The Creation of "The Parthenon Columns" Giclées
works on paper - added August 29, 2002 From the original 36" X 60" oil painting to the finished giclées
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- Here the basic composition is laid out in pencil on the gesso with the sky and some of the trees underpainted.
- You can see the easel behind the painting.larger
- The trees and the bluff have all been underpainted.
- The water hasn't been painted yet, the gesso can still be seen.larger
- The cliff face is becoming more refined, shadows are appearing on the face under the trees and rocks.
- Rock texture is being added, water marks have been refined on the top
of the bluff.larger
- A crevice has appeared on the cliff face, along with many more shadows.
- There are a few rocks painted by the unpainted river.larger
- Clouds have appeared in the sky.
- The bluff face is nearly done.
- The water will be done in the next step.larger
- The water has been laid out here, with reflections of the sky and bluff.
- Birds have been added to the sky, riding the updrafts. larger
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- The reflections are refined here, everything is being finished, ripples in the water have been added and details are being completed with glazes and opaque paints.
- Rocks are added under the clear water.larger
- Here is the finished painting after more glazes and detail have been added and it is varnished and dried.
- The color is slightly different because it was photographed in natural light.
- Would you like to see the black and white Polaroidthat was taken before the transparency?larger
- How about seeing the 4" X 5" transparency on a light table?
- When there is no light behind it the transparency is much darker.larger
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