Author Archives: jada

Tonight’s little acrylic (5×7″) done while watching/listening to Luther

I would do more but bed awaits..and i forgot to fix the charcoal sketch (done on the acrylic gloss medium as i have taken to doing) on illutration board..as a result, the charcoal smeared around and began to make the colors rather depressing so i had to spend too much time ‘lifting’ the smudged colorContinue reading “Tonight’s little acrylic (5×7″) done while watching/listening to Luther”

And, now, the 4th self portrait experiment momento…

Not really an experiment, this time, as i am using a medium with which i am familiar–oil– although it is, once again, 9×12″on illustration board prepared with acrylic gloss medium and a vine charcoal sketch start which is not my usual sub-surface. As before, it is a lot of fun to just hurl these outContinue reading “And, now, the 4th self portrait experiment momento…”

Another experimental self portrait and momento…number 3

This one, once again is on illstration board with undercoat of gloss acrylic medium and a charcoal sketch which has been set with Kaymar temp spray fixative..With this one, however, i used Goldin’s Fluid acrylics which turn out to be more like ink in their transparency. I feel comfortable with being able to have moreContinue reading “Another experimental self portrait and momento…number 3”