Materials review This project consists of five 5x2' primed aluminum panels covered with tinted gesso to create cave texture.The Elephant panel is the last of the five panels to get paint. Last night, I mixed a gray from acrylic colors (black, white, gray, and silver) and some Golden Self-Leveling Clear Gel. Miraculously, I have leftover paint.
Your eyes do not deceive you. The Elephant's ear is, indeed, purple. To some leftover Elephant Gray, I added a purple acrylic and Golden Granular Gel Medium.
Making the drawing My original plan was to scan my tiny elephant painting into Photoshop, scale it up, and print each segment to make a 5-foot template. Much tape would have been needed to create the template. I am grateful to my friend, the elegant artist Jason Najarak, for showing me how to use a projector to get the image onto the panel.
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| The Elephant Drawing |
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| The Painted Elephant |
The other panels (owls, parrots, cats, and toucans) are in-progress.
Show notes: The show, Beyond the Surface, will run from October 3 to 31 at the Grain Belt Bottling House, 79 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. The opening reception is October 18, and there will be artists' talks on October 9, 11, and 30. The schedule and more details TBA.
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