Post #676286 by Robb Hamel on Wed, May 1, 2013 7:05 PM

Yes - I finished the architectural piece, "...A Cool Pad, Baby 4". This one was a long, long road (about 4 months), but I feel that it is a real evolution of the original piece I did in 2008.

I also finished the fourth and final copy of the "Tiki Vignette 3", which I did over about 3 weeks. This is one of my favorite pieces to do. It is really, really cool to look at in good light, thanks to the super-luminous paints by Windsor Newton.

This pic shows how I have to work in the middle of a ton a chalk dust and guess how it's gonna look after it is cleaned off.

More chalk dust, and a ton of cadmium red dark.

Here are the two finished pieces:

"...A Cool Pad, Baby 4" - 24"x36" - oil on velvet.

Closeup of left half.

Closeup of right half.

Closeup of sky area. The stars of slightly visible at this range.

"Tiki Vignette 3" - 4 of 4 (final copy) - 36"x18" - oil on velvet.

I guess I've gotten motivated here. It might be a while before I turn out another piece, but I have one I'm working on that oughta be pretty cool. Thanks everyone for the incredible support.

You guys are the greatest.