Art Progressions

I completed the Tlingit Salmon for the da Vinci Days Avenue of Imagination.  The following photos show the finishing lines and set it up for hanging.

Side 2: Finishing red & black lines

Side 2: Detail of Head area

Side 2: Detail near tail

All Done...ready to go on display

This was a fun and different (for me) project to do.   Now onto the next project! 

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Maureen, The Mandala Lady

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Now that I finished the first side, it’s time to work on the other side of my Tlingit Salmon project. If you look closely you’ll see the light gray outline of the design.

Side 2: sketch form outline onto salmon

I start by painting in all the black areas.

Side 2: Paint in the black background

Then I paint the red areas.

Side 2: Paint in read areas

Then I paint in the green sections.

Side 2: Paint in the green sections

I then paint over the white areas.  This allows me to clean up any rough edges.  From this vantage point, it may be only slightly detectable.

Side 2: Clean up edges by painting with white

Almost done.  Once it dries I will add the thin black and red lines to finish it off.

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Maureen, The Mandala Lady

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Today I sketched out the salmon in the style of Inuit Indian Art.  My design came from research on the web in particular http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca, an ebook by Clint Cora “Overview of Pacific Northwest Native American Art”, and from the book “Northwest Coast Indian Art” by Bill Holm

Normally with Pacific NW NA Art the outside shape of their art is usually less detailed.  When I was working on the other salmon (Sammie), I had Gerry cut out two salmons so I’d have one as a backup.  Since I created Sammie in one take, I decided to make use of the extra salmon.

My Inuit Salmon Sketch

Using a light gray Derwent color pencil, I sketched the outline onto the primed salmon.  In order for you to be able see the outline, I had to take a close-up photo and darken the image.

Sketched outline on primed salmon

Now the fun part!  Adding paint.  I used black acrylic paint to put down the first coat of the background.

Painted black background

I have to say I’m liking it already!  More tomorrow.

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Maureen, The Mandala Lady

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