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The Big One – Part 11
The trunk is finished, finally! I think that it was the longest part of the painting. I can now concentrate on the rest of the body of the elephant. But before that, I have two things to do: the tusks.
The Big One : "Tusks" - detail
The Big One – Part 10
After a long, long pause I came back this weekend on the Elephant. For those who discovered the beast for the first time, I invite them to follow the evolution step by step of the painting starting from the beginning here.
Work on the trunk of the Elephant
The Big One – Part 9
“The Big One” is progressing slowly. I finally got through a step : to down a notch my scaffolding 
This is not nothing!
Here’s a short video taken this weekend:
I think that from now it will go much faster, most of crackelings of the tube is finished, I will work on folds, which are much easier to do.
The more complicated here, is to keep the same color, a uniform tone, along with a large period of execution , especially when certain colors appear less bleak when drying.
Credits: Music by Pamela Hute: “Hysterical” Excellent french artist that music to buy here.
http://www.pamelahute.com
The Big One – Part 8
During the weekend I reworked on the elephant!
Finally, I attack the trunk, after having painted my “global volumes,” I started to paint the “cracks” one by one. It is the longest phase of the painting but this is also that which will determine if the painting will be successful or not. Hum, I’m going to need your support here …
The Big One – Part 1
it has been a while I was talking about it, well that’s it, I start …
The realization of a charging elephant ! The fact is that it will (for now) the largest oil painting that I’d never done:
2m50 high and 2m wide … (8¼’ x 6½’)
Following the advice of artist friends, I ordered the canvas in Marin’s, French canvas specialist, who could make a canvas strong enough to carry its own weight without warping or twisting. Delivery delay : 5 weeks …
Well I have to admit that when they delivered the canvas at home, , it would obviously not fit in my small workshop, that is why he sits in the dining room, which is the only piece to have sufficient height.
unpacking the Canvas ...
Now, I juste have to fix it on the wall …
See you …
