21 January 2015

Crux Invicta 2015

A painting for my mother-in-law to be.

Stage I: Prep 
Stage II: Laying down a foundation of colour. 
Stage III: Blending
I wasn't really happy the results so I decided to start afresh. 
I wanted more of a glowing feel.

But ended up with more of a sunburst. 

"Please, Hunny Bunny, can I paint too?" 
"Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you..." 
"Crux Invicta" 
"Ta da."

"Look at me! I'm an arteest."
"A little dab of paint here, a little there."
"Hmmm, I think it is missing something, ahh yes, the cross.." 
Phase IV: Palate knifing in the cross.

I do contortionist work on the side. 
Behind me, that is Assyrian for: "You are in trouble Mister.", because I'm taking a selfie while standing on a chair.  (Really, I was using the phone camera, like a mirror, to view the top edge of the painting better,  but shot a selfie while I was at it.)

Crux Invicta 2015