I began this painting — the grisaille under painting — yesterday. (Photo is off center.) Delighted. Christine and i had a wonderful discussion of how she saw Notre Dame, Our Lady, made concrete, as well as Aphrodite rising from the waves.
I also made a carved a rubber stamp to signify IUOMA membership. (And then just now discovered that i ought to join the Yahoo group.) I found Sanford Magic Rub to be a wonderful medium, but maybe i was just trying harder than my last attempt on soft pink erasers. I’ll admit to being delighted with that process, too. I made a couple ATC which will start a series: JEB-ATC2005.01 Artistamps, Cork Stamps, and Eraser stamps. After receiving Deni_zen’s beautiful ATC on Friday, i hesitate to send these out in a swap, but they’ll be fine to include with other sendings. Or maybe i’ll just keep them as samples of the stamps^3 i’ve been making for the album i will get around to making.
[...] 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. [...]