I’m pretty much finished with this painting. I may glaze/varnish it, but it’s pretty much ready to roll for the Mythology exhibition. The basic concept for this one, as I may have explained before, is my interpretation of the Psychopomp archetype. The Psychopomp is a deity who escorts newly-deceased souls to the afterlife.
Psychopomp – 50″ x 50″ oil on canvas
More oil painting action. Started the Earth Deity painting on an acrylic underpaint. Blocking in some shape out in my studio (backyard).
And more work on the Psychopomp.
I didn’t mean to spray drips on the left side, or by the hand… Had too much turps.
It’s getting close to ‘done’ though. The skin parts and hair are done, just clothing, mothbits and the orbs. Might add some graphic kinda linework, too.
A psychopomp guides newly deceased souls to the afterlife, and is the subject of my first (and largest) contribution to the Mythology exhibition.
I’ve decided to give oil painting a crack, and just spent the night painting with Richard Healy, who’s provided some useful input on the process of oil painting. He’s pretty great with the oils.
Anyway, here’s what I’ve been working on today. It’s something big like 48″x48″, and still a work-in-progress, but thus far I’m quite proud of my second ever oil painting! My first was a 6″x8″ picture of an apple. I think I was 9 years old at the time.
