In late July 2005, I painted the grisaille under painting for this work. I froze up though, knowing that i don’t have the skills to bring my vision to the canvas. A couple weeks ago I added some color, finally. I think i’ve overworked the stormy sky and the water — which is much more translucent in person — is too dark. I’ve a white pigment that is supposed to be more translucent (titanium is more translucent than zinc), but it’s still more opaque. Ah well.
The first coatings of hansa yellow made the torso look jaundiced; i warmed it up with a red, and probably wiped off more than i applied — but it works.
I really don’t know what to do with the flying buttresses and how to imply more clearly that they are part of the being with the torso. I suppose having the window go “behind” her hip doesn’t support that idea, does it.
Oh well, in another couple of years….
[And then there's the whole sad state of the dead photo album links and the sad state of some of the imported MovableType entries.]