The Evolution of a Painting

This is a piece I finished back in January of this year for the Material World show.  With my lovely new digital camera (moving into the 21st century, I am!), I documented the steps of the painting--basically each photo is a stopping point I reached to allow the painting to dry before adding the next 'layer.'  Just thought it was interesting to see where it starts and how it ends.

Capturing the progression of the work was an idea I got from the website of another painter I recently discovered, Alex Kanevsky. You can view his process here (it's absolutely amazing!).  The photos were taken in my studio on different days and different times of the day, thus the changes in lighting.  There is also a companion piece to this painting, or shall I say, the second in a series I am working on...

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Interesting article found on ARTINFO...

I hate to say it but.... smoking just looks cool.