the start of something big
I'm happy with the looseness of this guy, but his head is a little small.
Cop head is overworked and to big
Kid needs to be darker
Here is the underpainting start of 32x48 painting based on various shots in NYC. I had just come for looking at galleries on 57th street and had just a few minutes to kill before the airport. I took a series of shots of people milling around near central park. Ideas coming together for paintings as I shot.
A multi- figure painting is an ambitious undertaking for quickie oriented me, the third of 3 big NY paintings I've started. Not having much finished to blog, I decide to take the risk of previewing this one hoping I'll have the steam to finish it.
after avoiding it all day I jumped in... gonna lengthen the Black dudes legs a little.
Here is a lesser plien air I did one morning many weeks ago just to keep my hand in. Walked to the park next to my house, the building is were the make Sierra Madre's Rose parade float. Don't love it, but wanted to blog feed.
Highlights from the CAC gold metal show
Jeremy
Tony Peters with his award winning entry
Me with my entry
Ray Roberts
Mian Situ
Dan Pinkham Gold Metal winner
posted by william wray at 11:39 AM
23 Comments:
Little one looks good, Bill. But that big one looks tremendous so far. Can't wait for the finish.
Even your less favs are always instructive: Tiny dot of red in the green tree; power pole right at the edge of the building running out of the plane, verticals and diagonals...
So, big ones brewing--I wondered. Don't forget to paint from your viscera, Wm. Keep being brutally present and direct; that's your power. Be you and eff ANYTHING else!! Will be interested to see them.
Hey Bill,
Good start on the big piece, it'll be interesting to see you do "the big picture" as N.C. Wyeth called it.
Thanks for posting the show highlight pics... I thought I had more hair than that!
The Sparrow book of your work caught my eye at a comic book store. I had to have it.
I have been looking for an artist with a great feel for urban landscapes.
Very cool.
I'm glad you are keeping up with your blog. I have one and am trying to get some new paintings done to write about and hopefully sell at some off beat coffee shop.
Good luck on the new stuff, you are off to a great start with those.
Love your ambitious start. I can't wait to see the finished product! I also really enjoyed your painting at the CAC Gold Medal Exhibition. I thought there were some surprises in the show. Some of the paintings utterly made me speechless!
Bill it's not easy I have to get energized every time I start as I'm putting high expectations on myself.
Laseta How do I post on your blog?
vivki Brutal is hard on a large scale. But I'll keep it in mind.
Tony you need to give rogain a better trial.
thatks Stephen-- start a bolg!
That Cop is coming along great. I can almost smell doughnuts. I thought that your paint handling and brush work were a stand out of the show.
Nice group from the show - but I'm loving the policeman in uniform...
I really like the below-eye-level perspective of the big painting- did you shoot it holding your camera at your waist?
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I like the frog's perspective on your big painting's startups, makes us all feel really small.
Wow, your big painting is very ambitious; it has a George Grosz feeling to it. I hope you'll post more "in progress" pics!
Interesting to see the progress and the adjustment process.
Keep that head of the walking man small. It' a plus. Looks more interesting that way.
Lots to see.. lots to admire - you always have this much fun?
Thanks Mark, Pat!
Kath--- I jsut held the camera low. I was sitting on a marble slab.
Hi Bill, what a great surprise to see the painting you took to CAC. Fantastic! :)
I like the small head, I think it adds to the exaggerated tall feeling. good loose work.
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