Post #530451 by little lost tiki on Sat, May 15, 2010 8:41 PM

Aloha Friends!
and Aloha Other crafts!
It's been awhile...
Well, here's a painting in progress
that I've been working on
here and there
every once in awhile..
two sessions
about 6 hours in..
Here was the challenge for this one...
How would a shrunken head turn out
if i painted it in pretty colors?
like Easter Colors!
pinks and purples and greens...
that kinda look..
Would it capture that old Monsters of Filmland feel?
Would it make it more appealing to the female viewers?
Would it turn off the male viewers?
Does any of this even matter to anyone but neurotic kenny?
probably not...but such is the path chosen for this one....

May i present to you......in progress....
"the Lonely Head"
16x20
cel vinyl and acrylic on masonite

I'm also attempting to mix
realism and slight abstraction
(for effect)
to blur the reality of the piece
to let it live in two worlds..
Here's a close-up
showing the beginnings of breaking up parts of the painting
and allowing for transparency

We'll see how that goes
and if it succeeds or not...

Here's a close up of the layering I've been doing on the face...

and here's a detail of the half-rendered forehead and hair
(there will be some branch/head transparency here as well...
We'll see how it goes....

That's all i got Tiki-wise for this week..
Hope your week is fantastic!
:)