Well, where did November go ?
On the painting front it was a complete reversal from my October fortunes and although the paintings didn't come out exactly as planned I really enjoyed doing them and was quietly pleased with the results.
I finally hit on an airbrush / paint combination that allowed me to spend more time on airbrushing technique and less time on finding out why the equipment wasn't working.
I continued with my black and white portraits and worked primarily on building up the dark very slowly and hair technique.
I actually completed three portraits and each was painted with highly reduced Spectra Tex opaque black blown through my Richpen 112B airbrush (0.35 nozzle, I think) at about 20psi.
The amazing thing I found with this combination was an almost total lack of tip dry.
Painting was an absolute joy and if this is what it's like finding the "sweet spot" then I found it !
My subjects were actresses that I have a bit of a soft spot for ......
My first was Kristana Loken who played the female terminator in Terminator 3.
She came out OK but there some areas of the painting I wasn't best pleased with. I have put her in my gallery if you wish to see the result.
My next was Sandra Bullock. Oh, my, how I loved this one :love-struck:
Lastly was Jane Fonda as she appeared in the film "Barbarella".
I was in my late teens when this film appeared and seeing Jane in varying states of undress (very mild and innocent compared to what's in the movies these days) had a profound effect on me.
Anyway, I had a picture of her on my bedroom wall back then so I decided to paint one for my hobby room wall now.
I really enjoyed doing this one, too, especially as there was significant hair painting practice involved !
So, this month I'm posting up two of my favourite paintings as I couldn't decide between Sandra and Jane.
Hope you like them.
Onward and upward ...... to December and beyond !