Nick DeWolf Goes to Emeryville, California 1971 – Oil on canvas 2 x 16″ x 20″
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Link to original photo by Nick DeWolf
This oil painting started out as an experiment to see if I could mix oil paints with water-based glitter adhesive. I didn’t like the result, so I painted over it, extensively. … Continue reading Finished Oil Painting – “Tomato Red” 8 in. x 11 in.
The composition is nearly complete. I had about an hour to work on it today. I am still trying to bring back the face, and now I am populating the … Continue reading Oil Painting in Progress – Sweet Cavity Resonance – Week 6
I Am Area Man I was featured in a cool SW Pennsylvania culture magazine, a see-and-do rag, Pennsylvania Bridges, in an “area man” article. It made me out to be … Continue reading I Am Area Man
I had a fever dream in April, actually a series of dreams in the same night. This is my impression of the dream. I wish I had more time to paint. … Continue reading Painting in Progress – Sweet Cavity Resonance, Week 4, I Think
This is my first painting. I started with acrylics. I evolved to oils.
Did a little glazing, added in some city stuff. I’ll be ready to begin the foreground next week, details, shadowing.
The background. It looks like a foreground, somewhat flattened. I’ll use more contrast in the foreground, some shadows, more saturation in the colors. I would paint areas and then wipe … Continue reading Painting – Sweet Cavity Resonance, week 2, oil and pencil
This is a week into it. This is the deep background, a color field. I’m putting in a couple of steles of some cityscapes and some amoebas flying kites. … Continue reading Painting – Sweet Cavity Resonance, Week 1
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This is oil and pencil on a 24″ x 36″ canvas, just getting underway. I use layers of paint and gloss. This one will take a couple of weeks. It … Continue reading Painting in progress – Sweet Cavity Resonance