Wednesday, May 2, 2012
My name is Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln. . .
I am working on a C.F. Payne style caricature of Abraham Lincoln.This is my pencil rough, I'm starting the painting tonight. I will post it when I'm done.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Interposer
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| The Interposer © 2011 Kyle Wiggins. All rights reserved. |
Friday, April 13, 2012
If it ain't Baroque. . .
This is a commissioned piece. George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach were fans of each others work, but never actually met each other in life. Coincidentally enough Handel's, Messiah, premiered on this day in 1742.
Handel is at the handle, Bach is in the back.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Caricatures
Johnny Cash
Alfred Hitchcock
Teddy Roosevelt
Bette Davis
House M.D.
Don Knotts
Boris Karloff
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Daguerreotype
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| © 2012 Kyle Wiggins. All rights reserved. |
This is a digital painting in the style of an old daguerreotype photograph.
The man is modeled after Calvin Ellis Stowe, who was a stalwart for public education, and husband of Harriet Beecher. He is petting a baby aardvark.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Eight Heads in a Duffle Bag. . .
It has been a long, long, time since my last post. . . I recently finished a head painting class. Today I've posted several paintings from that class.
These are quick studies, with a 1 hour time limit. (that is, when I can make myself stop after an hour. Usually about 1 1/2 hours.)
My first assignment was a self portrait using the "wipe-out" method. This "hour" study involved laying down a neutral tone. I would paint in the the dark values and using a cloth, to wipe out the lights and middle values.
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The textural look to the paint, is from the oil absorbing into the paper, making it difficult to completely wipe out. I didn't properly prepare the paper. Although it was a complete accident, I like how it looks. So I have used this "mistake" a couple times since.
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