Today is a statutory holiday, meaning the shop was quiet. It was the perfect time to do a little painting on one of my Sign Invitational pieces. With no interruptions, the painting went faster than I had imagined. I painted from four buckets of colour, mixing and blending as I went. It was relaxing and fun. As I painted the toad’s eyes, I decided to change the colour of the sign face to green to make it match rather than the reddish hues I had applied. I loved the result and will apply one more coat of blends on the sign before we start the glazes. This toad is beginning to make me smile! Stay tuned for more…
Toade progress
With the sculpting complete, it is time to do the relaxing part - the painting. It isn’t often these days that I get to do projects from the initial concept sketch through to the final finish. The Sign Invitational is the exception, which is one of the reasons I enjoy creating these pieces so much. As I paint, I reference my concept sketch but also experiment along the way. The deadline for completion isn’t until spring, so there is lots of time to dabble and change things up along the way. It shouldn’t take more than two or three more sessions to have the base colours and blends in place. Then the glazing can begin. Stay tuned…
Ready for paint!
Rather than wind down as a long weekend approached, our crew instead pulled out the stops to do as much as possible with the application and sculpting of the Copper Crown ceiling. They knew the concrete would cure over the weekend, making it ready for big paint progress next week, despite there being only four work days. It won’t be long until we begin to disassemble the scaffold and move the work to the next lower level. Stay tuned…
