February 18, 2010
This is one of 2 very short animated films which I believe are cornerstones in my work to this day. (the other being the 'Madrigal Alphabet' from Sesame Street) I had hoped with the development of You Tube, torrents, and other means of finding 'lost' videos and audio, I would find this one quite soon, but it eluded me until now. I stumbled upon it quite by accident last night while looking for something else.
I saw this only once, and it's been stamped on my psyche ever since that 1st viewing.. it was the main reason I hung the cassette recorder mike around the channel changing knobs of the TV, as I hoped to one day tape it, and could maybe then play it over and over in order to draw my own visions when hearing the tune. But I never saw it again, or only caught the final fleeting seconds.
For a little gay boy stuck in Buffalo Sabre land, with it's defeated populace, and propensity for violence.. fleeting moments like this brief film, and the message I derived from it, that somewhere out there, people with a desire to create beautiful things, simply because they were aesthetically pleasing, that needed not much else, are what kept me hoping and motivated that one day I would find like minded persons, to live amongst, and create work of similar nature.
Click here to see the video
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February 14, 2010
And a quick update over view of the kids in Story Forest. Though I'm rather happy with the progress at this stage, while working on it the other day, I was suddenly hit by the terror that it's beginning to look like the cover of a Jehovah's Witness publication...
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One of the other Christmas related projects I'm doing is figurines based on the 12 Gift Bearer paintings I did. These are made of resin. The smaller Santa on the left is from a new company, and the larger one is from a manufacturer I had been working with until they shut down in October.
I wanted him to be smaller so he would be the same size as the other figures, which are still in various stages of development. I recently sent 'The Russians' (Dyed Moroz and Babushka) to a different factory to be made in resin AND ceramic.
Once I get those two samples I'll be able to decide which direction to go. And of course I'll share them with you, for any opinions or thoughts.
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February 11, 2010
It's not as though I expect people to see every little subtle change and nuance I do to a painting on a constant basis.. but in keeping with the daily updates I thought I would post again..
Yesterday was all about folds in fabric, and the volumes of those folds. though there's a ways to go, I feel the pink apron is looking better.. I also applied those ideas to some of the other skirts in the piece.
We'll see if the momentum continues today..
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February 10, 2010
Here's a shot of yesterday's work. The kids are all getting their individual personalities established and fine tuned. Some to a greater degree than others. Rudimentary lighting effects have also begun.
I'm still not thrilled with Story Lady's pink apron folds, and I'll attack those 1st thing today. But I am rather satisfied with the sleeping boy's face, as he doesn't look dead, or insane, which could easily happen when doing such a face.
Also, his 1920's style clown doll was quite a bit of work, and I've included a dime again just to give you an idea what sizes I'm dealing with.
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February 04, 2010
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and a detail... see the rat next to the Piper's left leg?
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So I took this shot before it was almost completely dark out .. and you can actually see some of the changes a bit better. For example the lighting that I mentioned yesterday, some of the other figures coming along, and St. George on top of the fountain with no spear yet to kill the Dragon with..
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February 03, 2010
Back to Story Forest, I've been refining the background, and making it begin to recede more. Also have been really working the lighting effects, with the golden glow coming in from the left.. which I think is becoming more evident.. did more on the fountain as well, but by the time I shot this it was getting so dark the pics were coming out too blurry..
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