by Rich Brimer | Apr 13, 2009 | face of love |
So, I got a lot more progress done tonight on this painting. I was not ever that satisfied on having the large hand coming in from off screen on the bottom right. I felt it was to “present” and drawing too much attention to itself because of its size and...
by Rich Brimer | Apr 11, 2009 | face of love |
So, it has been a long while since I posted an update for this painting. I have been poking at it and doing some work on it for a few evenings this week, so I am showing some of the progress here. Getting into the studio has been a pleasure that I have finally gotten...
by Rich Brimer | Mar 3, 2009 | face of love |
You may not be able to see much difference, but I worked on the shirts a lot this weekend. Here is a couple of closeups of one and an overall shot.
by Rich Brimer | Mar 2, 2009 | face of love |
Here are a couple of closeups of my painting. I love how the light can make such simple shapes to tell the story of this kids face… but there is STILL much work to be done. More online soon.
by Rich Brimer | Feb 10, 2009 | General |
So, I have actually been working on this painting a bit over the past month, but honestly, it is difficult to be motivated when the garage studio is 45 degrees. I have a space heater now but it costs a lot to run and it all the heat gets sucked out as soon as someone...
by Rich Brimer | Dec 20, 2008 | face of love |
Here you can see that I have begun to block in the four figures on the left panel. There is a lot of work left to get the faces right, but I am well on my way to a good start. I have been off line with this painting for a couple of days to prepare for painting for...
by Rich Brimer | Dec 8, 2008 | General, quotes |
So, here is the very first early sketch of a new painting. This is the 4th of my “Face of Love” series. After drawing it with pencil, I began to do a wash of burnt umber and walnut oil. I will not be able to get back to it until Sunday night. This will be...
by Rich Brimer | Nov 8, 2008 | General |
On the southside of the California Lutheran University, sits the old Peterson homested. The original home for the Pederson family which was later donated along with several hundred acres to the Lutheran’s to build the college. The above painting was done this...
by Rich Brimer | Nov 8, 2008 | Painting |
So, this week I finished two new paintings. Simba was a commission of a family dog. The owner wanted outdoor scene, so I took the reference photo in the sun late in the day… in fact there were only fleeting moments left when I took the last shots. Then I added a...
