Reclined - Part 2

So I had a Phyllis story yesterday, and I've got another one today. Phyllis is my chicken, in case you don't know. I tried to give that girl a bit of a bath today. Her awesome feathery headdress has been funky and dirty since all the recent rains. So I took her in the house, wet a washcloth with warm water, and went to work. While she tolerated the process, she was by no means a fan. She even let me take a try at blowing her dry while she sat on the toilet seat. Love that glamour chicken of mine!

And I worked sporadically on this painting throughout the day. I'd add paint here and there, see that my proportions were off and move things around, I'd walk away and give her an hour's break...It was a really fun process.

Here's my final piece and below are steps leading up to that.

"Reclined"

I gave her a bottom lift and elongated her legs.
I also began adding fleshtone.

I darkened her and added more shadows.

I added even more shadowing and also enlarged her head.
I added details to her hair.

I darkened her hair color still leaving visible "curls".

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Reclined - Part 1

I'm pushing myself out of my comfort zone and painting a nude. I found a photo reference on the internet, printed it out, and got started. (I so wish I could find it again so I could give credit.)

And speaking of comfort zones and reclining, Phyllis has left the shelter of the coop for her egg laying. She's found a new fabulous...of course it's fabulous, she's Phyllis...spot that is so secluded that I thought she'd escaped our yard when I couldn't find her. Dave spotted her reclined, chicken style, in a little cubby hole formed by our deck, with a delightfully leafy branch covering her completely. My girl, Phyllis, keeping luxury in the laying world.

And now back to my painting....

I started with the background. I painted it upside-down
in case the gray dripped. It didn't.

I sketched the figure with a pencil.

I painted a watery line of black paint on my pencil marks.

I filled her in with paint. Now I was able to see that her left arm
was way too short and her waist was way too thin. Also her
neck wasn't right...same with her shoulder. I had a lot of work to do.

I did some work on her shoulder, neck, and waist.
I'm going to let her rest and tomorrow I'll see what
she has to say about everything else I need to work on.

I'm loving working on this one!

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Skirted

I made Dave a skirt today. It's fabulous, black, and pleated. And he loves it. I've actually made him about five skirts over the past few weeks.

Mind you, he won't be wearing them, his projection screens will. Not that the guy doesn't look great in a skirt...I've had a couple of Halloweens to witness that. Before I knew Dave I had no idea that projections screens needed skirts much less wore them. So the fact that I can sew (I'm really good at a straight stitch) was a perfect match for the fact that Dave has a bunch of screens that were nekkid.

There will be no more indecent screen exposure 'round these parts.


This is a new section of the graffiti wall in my hallway.

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