Sept 26th: Skywalking in Acrylic

Oh blog, my long productive run with you may be over.  Once again I have a full time job.  Unfortunately,  my art doesn't bring enough money in to support me fully.  So a slave to the establishment I must be.

As the last bit of art as a free woman, I chose to work on my Jedi.  Something fun and non-commital.  I chose this because I wanted to prove to myself that I can draw from a 3d figure.  Primarily I can only draw from the static form of a 2D picture.   This helps me break free.
Setting up one particularly anguished looking Luke Skywalker figure and a desk lamp, I got some pretty dramatic lighting.   I chose only to paint the reflection the lightsaber would make on his body.  It's difficult to leave the painting for any amount of time because you must remember exactly how your head was positioned, exactly how you were sitting,  etc.   But acrylics are forgiving.

I sincerely hope that this job will be much less tiring than the last and I can still come home and paint.  Even if its only for an hour a day.

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