https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s - en-us 2016-12-21 02:41:42 UTC 2023-03-07 05:07:12 UTC hello@padlet.com jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544123 In my painting the now-finished figure, I discovered the hard way just how difficult mixing acrylic to generate caucasian skin-tone can be. I filled the negative space with chalk dust of red, gray and black, adding a crazed atmosphere to the man, who has stabbed through someone's hat.]]> 2016-12-21 02:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544123 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544128 Simple pencil drawing of middle-aged noble. By this point in the project, I had no abstract or intricate idea.]]> 2016-12-21 02:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544128 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544139 Basic sketch of mushrooms atop a pile of junk, in attempt to have a busy piece, but be able to win the viewer's eye with the focal point (of the mushrooms.)]]> 2016-12-21 02:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544139 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544145 Experimented with strong diagonals to fill negative space; difficult to create light source affecting all the junk in the heap below with shadows.]]> 2016-12-21 02:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544145 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544159 Oil pastel skyscape-themed product; was difficult to  generate the right blends of colors to imitate certain elements, especially clouds and the light of the sun.]]> 2016-12-21 02:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544159 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544171 Sketch and chalk pastel laid out of flower, composed of an optic nerve-stem and eyeball focal point. Petals are eyelid shavings; was difficult to depict this. ]]> 2016-12-21 02:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544171 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544178 Water jets from thorns along stem; light source generated and water darkened as appropriate.]]> 2016-12-21 02:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544178 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544185 Negative space cleared by light and water; stem of flower now grows from human eye socket. Water brush used to fine-tune borders of elements.]]> 2016-12-21 02:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544185 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544196 Preparing surface with collage; but there was more to it than that. The collage consisted of dated newspapers, getting newer and newer as they progressed across the page.]]> 2016-12-21 02:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544196 jhorcher1 https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544209 Growth shown in that, the more recent the date a sketch was made near, the more developed the sketch was. Sketches done in charcoal.]]> 2016-12-21 02:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jhorcher1/gx4nf620xs1s/wish/144544209