Elevator mural

[blackmare]

Kestrel, detail of mural on plate glass panels of an elevator shaft. Yep, an elevator. In a home. The house came that way and the owner doesn't like or ever use the elevator, and the shaft is glass on 3 sides so you could see into it -- and it was UGLY in there. So I was hired to solve that problem by painting the glass. Very unusual and fun job.

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[black_hound]

Absolutely stunning!

[blackmare]

Thank you! It's not every day I get to play with such an unusual format. I've been a muralist and fine artist a long time, and this was kind of a first.

I got the "added to reading list" notice just now and so I was poking around on your profile and I see you're an old pro artist too. Cool. More the merrier, say I.

I'm hoping that if I start posting here this comm will begin to pick up some steam. Looks like a few folks must be watching it but not many posts in a while.

Editing to add that looking at your journal, I see you're also a fan of using black and white media on toned paper. I highly recommend Rives BFK Tan. It's a printmaking paper, cotton rag, rich and velvety. Has a great tooth for dry media, but you can also paint on it without it buckling.

And you can get a nice brown sketch book from ... drat, I forget the company's name, but if you Google up "Earthbound sketch book" you'll find it. Very nice lightweight paper, great color, acid-free. I love it, but it's too thin to take washes. Dry media or linear pen-and-ink without washes, it's great for.

I will never understand why good tan artist's paper is so hard to get. It's the best thing EVAR.

[black_hound]

OH HAI.

Thanks for the info about the paper sources. Tan paper is my absolute favorite for toned work.

And yeah, OLD SCHOOL artist working as a graphic designer. *ugh* Really wish I could make a living without the computer, but it is what it is. *g*

I swear I've seen that toned sketch of the little hamster/gerbil that wasn't on DW. A separate blog? I just love that little guy.

[blackmare]

Oh, yes, Torley! The dwarf hamster. You may have seen him on LJ. I posted him there, and he was a commission for a friend there so you could have seen him on her journal, too.

That drawing is mixed pencils and wash on Rives BFK Tan. <3 so much. Seriously, go to Blick.com or somewhere if you don't have a local store, and order some of that paper for yourself. It is pure bliss.

I have frequently wished I had computer art skills, as that seems to be what's most in demand, but I don't. Sooooo, onward to Dog Portrait the Third in the next few days. It is nice to be wanted, and especially nice to pay the rent.