I've made a little more progress on the stone angel. I had added pumice stone and a little modeling paste to increase the texture and make it more stone-like. Adding glazes of oils over that surface take time and lots of drying inbetween glazes.
While the body, head and wings are stone, the face is made of marble and is giving me angst to get just right. Marble is so subtle and as well, weather has taken its toll with moss giving a shield almost like armour over the forehead and nose, tracing the path of water as it runs off, catching the top lip and chin. All these little changes in shape and colour play tricks with my brain and eyes.
I still need to work more on the eyes and the mouth needs to widen a little I think to give the impression of a face in repose more fully. Its getting there, but slow going.
2 comments:
It is beautiful!
She's just beautiful. I adore the stipple effect that you use to do the flower tiara (is that what it is?) on her head...I wouldn't touch it !
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