Month: September 2015

Commission Complete

The commission of 2 panels each 4′ long x 2′ wide is complete, clients and artist happy with end result, and a huge relief, of the final outcome. It is a massive responsibility to undertake a commission that you know means a great deal to both parties.

I have found it an interesting process, and because the new work was inspired by a previous piece of mine, it was strange to see how my interpretation had progressed, and changed, I found that I could not re inhabit the same space I was in previously, and that my style had subtly altered.

Detail of panel 1
Detail of panel 1

It only remains for the work to be hung in the clients home, and I will be posting pics of the panels in situe, cant wait.

Coming to the end of a Commission

Still to finess
Still to finesse

I am on the final track, after lots of ups and downs, and it is quite scary to think that you will be losing something that you have obsessed about for a period of time. This body of work has grown from raw materials, wood, screws, glue, primer, pigment, varnish, dutch metal(schlag). I have repainted my under painting and gilding twice, lots of time waiting for process to dry, and worst of all, leaving to get your eyes reset from looking at the work too long. The panels are now in my sitting room, so that I can get new perspective on them. Still finessing and touching up. Image is quite dull but gives an idea.

Commission Progress

Continued with under painting of panels, using acrylic paints, this is just the first part of my process, and it is important to get a good balance of colour bearing in mind that it will all be completely gilded over.

Under painting panels in acrylic paint
Under painting panels in acrylic paint

Gilding completed today, will leave overnight and then distress both panels tomorrow, as timing will be critical.

Coming towards the culmination of these panels, I always enjoy this part as it is a coming together of all the processes. By now the panels are quite heavy and really take some man handling around, sometimes wonder why I don’t just paint on canvas, but then I guess I wouldn’t enjoy it half so much, and for me, texture and relief is my passion.

 

 

Panels gilded
Panels gilded