last night upon the suggestion of my cousin I attempted to prime board using a latex primer . . . well really this morning before i left for work i figured it was something i needed to do. well while the resulting surface was pretty much dead on, the board warped . . . let me explain the process. I first laid a plastic sheet on the floor then poured the primer directly on the board then let it run off all four edges until it was totally covered, i then placed the board ontop of a metal bowl i have from my studio days (how i miss having a studio today) so that the ends would dry and not stick to the plastic. my plan for the board worked well, all except one edge of the board was 85% dry but the board was warped/hanging from the bowl on all four sides as if it were wet or as if weights were pushing it down on all four sides. I’ve not seen Masonite preform like this I may need to move onto something stronger.
on another front i have another board that i’d gesso’d a while back and i’ve started the painting/spraying of paint the more I look at it the better it looks only time will tell if this is a good or bad thing. If I had a photo I’d post it . . . maybe this weekend. I’ve just started a new job and I need to monitor my funds/funs . . .
I’ve started using my touch more and I have a drawing application that I’ve been getting better with. In my first post there is a sample of a woman in a hoodie that was done in the app. I had an idea about flowers that were rough or not typical urban flowers.Here are a couple samples of some flowers I’ve done.
so I gesso’d the board but it didn’t come out as planned I’ve been texting my art mentor Mike how/what to do with this thing if i can get it even I’ll be good or at least happy so that I’ll be able to move on to the next step of doing the background the the sky clouds if I’m feeling cocky then the over lay of screens on the left and right side. I want to do something I have a need to produce, I’m not exactly sure where it’s coming from but I figure I should use it while it’s here. I shot him and que a text message but I’ve not heard back from Que . . . Progress is being made!!
with this blog i guess my lack of focus will be seen. . . . one of the reasons why i started the site is an attempt to hold myself accountable for what i have and have not done and how much time has passed. i really want to finish something for my aunt who called this weekend. knowing that she’s into bright pastel colors i’ve created a type of color theme of what the end product should look like. so I’ve put something together in photoshop to show you what I would like the colors to look like in the end. i plan on using an angel instead of the woman shown here and I planned on using a dawn richard photo for the face
i’m thinking a bit smaller scale just to be productive, when i’m faced with a large complex task i look for smaller things to do to help me get to where i want to be or just things to do to get my mind off the larger problem at times it helps my mind relax and the larger problem becomes less complex.
I saw this piece done by Victor Reyes a hot artist in LA and it sparked something in me. I need something quick to do and since i can draw a dragon blind folded and because my cousin Sonya says that she wanted one that’s what’s gonna happen – below is an H that was done for DJ Hideo and a dragon that I did some time back.
something is going to happen tonight I’m kinda pumped.. . . . i need a camera to start taking photos of my progress
I had to reinstall word press my password wasn’t working and I wasn’t getting emails from my request password request either way it was easier to start over since i only had one post created and now that I’m back up and running I’m back on my way to learning how to design my own . . . i may just start on my next piece of artwork and keep you all posted . . . after all this site is more about what i’m doing or what i plan on doing vs having an actual site that will look nice . . . blah blah blah . . . my thought is that if i post my ideas via the web it will keep pressure on me to finish my work and in the meanwhile i can get feedback on what you do and don’t like – i enjoy feedback . . . at times.
1st Idea – B-Girl head phones braids, not 100% on colors yet
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